TY  - BOOK
AU  - Luce,Stephanie
TI  - What works for workers?: public policies and innovative strategies for low-wage workers 
SN  - 9781610448192
AV  - HD8072 .W438 2014
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York
PB  - Russell Sage Foundation
KW  - Labor policy
KW  - United States
KW  - Minimum wage
KW  - Working poor
KW  - Unskilled labor
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; An economy that works for workers; Alice O'Connor --; What can labor organizations do for U.S. workers when unions can't do what unions used to do?; Richard B. Freeman --; Connecting the disconnected : improving education and employment outcomes among disadvantaged youth; Peter B. Edelman and Harry J. Holzer --; Mending the fissured workplace; David Weil --; Holding the line on workplace standards : what works for immigrant workers (and what doesn't)?; Jennifer Gordon --; Career ladders in the low-wage labor market; Paul Osterman --; Employment subsidies to firms and workers : key distinctions between the effects of the work opportunity tax credit and the earned income tax credit; Sarah Hamersma --; Living wages, minimum wages, and low-wage workers; Stephanie Luce --; Improving low-income workers' access to unemployment insurance; Jeffrey B. Wenger --; Can the Affordable Care Act reverse three decades of declining health insurance coverage for low-wage workers?; John Schmitt --; Low-wage workers and paid family leave : the California experience; Ruth Milkman and Eileen Appelbaum; 2; b
N2  - The majority of new jobs created in the United States today are low-wage jobs, and a fourth of the labor force earns no more than poverty-level wages. Policymakers and citizens alike agree that declining real wages and constrained spending among such a large segment of workers imperil economic prosperity and living standards for all Americans. Although many policies to assist low-wage workers have been proposed, there is little agreement across the political spectrum about which policies actually reduce poverty and raise income among the working poor. What works for Workers? provides a comprehensive analysis of policy measures designed to address the widening income gap in the United States. With its rigorous analysis of what works and what does not, What works for Workers? points the way toward effective reform. For social scientists, policymakers, and activists grappling with the practical realities of low-wage work, this book provides a valuable guide for narrowing the gap separating rich and poor. --
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