Globalization and the politics of pay : policy choices in the American states / Susan B. Hansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hansen, Susan B.

Series:

American governance and public policy.

American governance and public policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wages--United States.

Wages.

Wages--Government policy--United States--States.

Labor policy--United States--States.

Labor policy.

Working class--United States--Economic conditions.

Working class.

Globalization--Economic aspects--United States.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the American federal system, states actively compete for jobs, business investment, and factory locations. Labor costs have played an important role in such interstate competition since the days of the pre-Civil War plantation economy. In recent years, however, global economic trends have put added pressures on businesses and government to reduce labor costs. At least, that is what most politicians, the media, and the business community believe.Globalization and the Politics of Pay examines the economic, political, and social causes and consequences of declining wages in the United States.

Contents:

Globalization, Interstate Competition, and Labor

The State Role in Labor Costs

Explaining State Differences in Labor Cost Trends

The Economic Effects of Cutting Labor Costs

Social and Political Consequences of Declining Labor Costs

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-217) and index.

ISBN:

9781589013292

1589013298

9781435627178

1435627172

OCLC:

648711573