Living Wage Movements : Global Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780415655460 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 256 str.

Deborah M. Figart

Opis

Upon reviewing the empirical evidence, the contributors to this volume make strong cases both for and against living wage activism. The combination of historical, contemporary and global perspectives facilitates the evaluation of how we can address low pay at the organizational and macroeconomic levels.

Recenzje

'In this volume, Professor Figart has drawn together eighteen scholars for the first comprehensive global analysis of the various living wages movements. These essays bring to life the story of the distributive conditions of labor, through global activism and empirical research. It provides a fascinating detailed view of the ethical, political, economic and social foundations of the standard of living of the working classes in many nations. I highly recommend it for courses on labor economics, public policy and comparative political economy.' - Professor Phillp O'Hara, Global Political Economy Research Unit, Curtin University, Australia

Spis treści

Part I - What is a Living
Part II - Living Wage and Low Pay Campaigns: Contemporary Global Activism
Part III - Evidence and Lessons from U.S. Empirical Studies

O autorze

Deborah M. Figart