The state of working America /Lawrence Mishel [and others.
The state of working America /Lawrence Mishel [and others.
- 12th edition.
- Ithaca : ILR Press, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 505 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Overview : policy-driven inequality blocks living-standards growth for low- and middle-income Americans -- Income : already a "lost decade" -- Mobility : not offsetting growing inequality -- Wages : the top, and very top, outpace the rest -- Jobs : a function of demand -- Wealth : unrelenting disparities -- Poverty : the great recession adds injury to insult -- Appendix A : CPS income measurement -- Appendix B : wage measurement.
Examines the distribution of income and wealth in the U.S. and how the economy affects the living standards of the American people.
9780801466236
Working class--Economic conditions--United States--Statistics.
Cost and standard of living--United States--Statistics.
Working class--Economic conditions.--United States
Electronic Books.
HD8066 / .S738 2012
Includes bibliographies and index.
Overview : policy-driven inequality blocks living-standards growth for low- and middle-income Americans -- Income : already a "lost decade" -- Mobility : not offsetting growing inequality -- Wages : the top, and very top, outpace the rest -- Jobs : a function of demand -- Wealth : unrelenting disparities -- Poverty : the great recession adds injury to insult -- Appendix A : CPS income measurement -- Appendix B : wage measurement.
Examines the distribution of income and wealth in the U.S. and how the economy affects the living standards of the American people.
9780801466236
Working class--Economic conditions--United States--Statistics.
Cost and standard of living--United States--Statistics.
Working class--Economic conditions.--United States
Electronic Books.
HD8066 / .S738 2012