The state of working America
Examines the distribution of income and wealth in the U.S. and how the economy affects the living standards of the American people.
| Other Authors: | Mishel, Lawrence R. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Ithaca, NY :
ILR Press,
2012.
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| Physical Description: |
xiii, 505 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Edition: | 12th ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
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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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [475]-487) 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. |
| Physical Description: |
xiii, 505 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [475]-487) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780801451706 0801451701 9780801478550 0801478553 |