Wage policy, income distribution, and democratic theory / Oren M. Levin-Waldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levin-Waldman, Oren M., author.

Series:

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 134.

Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 134

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wages--Government policy--United States.

Wages.

Living wage movement--United States.

Living wage movement.

Income distribution--United States--History.

Income distribution.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wage policy can be broadly defined as a set of institutions designed to bolster the wages of workers, especially for those workers who lack negotiating power. This book concentrates on the relationship between wage policy and the distribution of income and the maintenance of a sustainable democracy. Whereas economists have looked at this issue in relation to labour markets, this book aims to reset the balance by focusing on issues such as equality and democratic theory. This book makes an important contribution to the literature of public policy, political philosophy and political ec

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Democratic theory; 3 Evolution of wage policy; 4 Post-New Deal era and the demise of wage policy; 5 New living wage movement; 6 Wage policy for the middle class; 7 Wage policy and the path towards democracy; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-88186-7

1-136-88187-5

1-283-04333-5

9786613043337

0-203-83904-8

9780203839041

OCLC:

701703847