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.



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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