| The Living Wage: Building a Fair Economy Contributor(s): Pollin, Robert (Author), Luce, Stephanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565844092 ISBN-13: 9781565844094 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $20.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: With almost one-third of all working people today earning wages below the official poverty line, community coalitions around the country have responded by proposing "living wage" ordinances at the municipal level. This book analyzes the specifics of this new economic concept, as well as documents the results of its implementation in cities around the nation. Illustrated. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
| Dewey: 331.23 |
| LCCN: 98011110 |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 5.85" W x 8.51" (0.90 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With campaigns for a living wage sweeping the country, here is an accessible and provocative argument for a national living wage. Hailed as the bible of the living wage movement, The Living Wage shows how living-wage proposals are affordable for both cities and employers, and reveals how they can play an important role in reversing the twenty-five-year decline in wages experienced by most working people in America. Written by leading experts, The Living Wage is a realistic and accessible examination of this vital--and growing--movement for economic justice in the United States. |