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Times Talk: Low Wage American

Nickel and Dimed: On NOT getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich Our sharpest and most original social critic goes "undercover" as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side of American prosperity... You will never see anything - from a motel bathroom to a restaurant meal - in quite the same way again.
Call Number: Top Floor: HD4918 .E375 2001
Publication Date: 2001

Global Wage Report by International Labour Organization (ILO) (Contribution by) The 2014/15 edition examines the link between wages and inequality at the household level. It ...points to changes in wages and paid employment as key factors underlying recent trends in inequality. The report also considers wage gaps between certain groups, such as those between women and men, migrants and nationals, and workers in the informal and formal economy.
Publication Date: 2014-