Ending poverty as we know it : guaranteeing a right to a job at a living wage / William P. Quigley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quigley, William P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wages--United States.

Wages.

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

Wages--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Across the United States tens of millions of people are working forty or more hours a week...and living in poverty. This is surprising in a country where politicians promise that anyone who does their share, and works hard, will get ahead. In Ending Poverty As We Know It, William Quigley argues that it is time to make good on that promise by adding to the Constitution language that insures those who want to work can do so-and at a wage that enables them to afford reasonable shelter, clothing, and food.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; I. Introduction; II. Reeducating Ourselves about What It Means to Be Poor; III. Poverty and Lack of Work; IV. Work and Poverty; V. A Constitutional Right to a Job at a Living Wage; Notes; Suggested Web Resources for Further Reading; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-240) and index.

ISBN:

9786611151232

9781281151230

1281151238

9781592137770

1592137776

OCLC:

476074936