The state of working America /Lawrence Mishel [and others. 

 - 12th edition. 
 - Ithaca :  ILR Press,  (c)2012. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 505 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801466236 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Working class--Economic conditions--United States--Statistics.<br/>Cost and standard of living--United States--Statistics.<br/>Working class--Economic conditions.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD8066  / .S738 2012