TY - BOOK AU - Mishel,Lawrence R. TI - The state of working America /Lawrence Mishel [and others SN - 9780801466236 AV - HD8066 .S738 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Ithaca PB - ILR Press KW - Working class KW - United States KW - Economic conditions KW - Statistics KW - Cost and standard of living KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - Examines the distribution of income and wealth in the U.S. and how the economy affects the living standards of the American people UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=671537&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -