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Author Mishel, Lawrence R.

Title The state of working America : 2008-2009 / Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, Heidi Shierholz.

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Ilr Press, 2009.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  331.0973 M678S 2008/09    Check Shelf
Description x, 461 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-444) and index.
Contents Chapter 1 - Family income: historic failure to grow in 2000s business cycle -- Chapter 2 - Income-class mobility: how much is there? -- Chapter 3 - Wages: historic gap between productivity and compensation during recoveries -- Chapter 4 - Jobs: diminished expectations -- Chapter 5 - Wealth: unrelenting disparities -- Chapter 6 - Poverty: growth failed to reach low-income families -- Chapter 7 - Health: life expectancy gap grows as coverage declines -- Chapter 8 - International comparisons: how does the United States stack up against its global peers?
Subject Working class -- United States -- Economic conditions -- Statistics.
Cost and standard of living -- United States.
Income -- United States -- Statistics.
Wages -- United States -- Statistics.
Added Author Bernstein, Jared.
Shierholz, Heidi.
ISBN 9780801474774
0801474779
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