Working but poor

America's contradiction

Author: Sar A. Levitan
Secondary Author: Isaac Shapiro
ISBN: 0801835844

Revised and expanded for the 1990's, this new edition of Working But Poor examines the experiences and hardships of today's poor workers and analyzes how government policies can best relieve deprivation and encourage work. In profiles of poor workers, the authors examine the severity of income problems and analyze the nature of low-wage job markets. They also assess the impact of unemployment, technological developments, immigration, and international trade on this complex and persistent problem.

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publish Date: 1987

Subjects: Income maintenance programs, Manpower policy, Poor, United States, Wages, Working class, Business & Economics / Labor, Political Science / General, Social Science / Sociology / General, Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Urban Studies & Class (URBN))