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Autore |
Quigley William |
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Titolo |
Ending Poverty As We Know It [[electronic resource] ] : Guaranteeing A Right To A Job |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-15123-8 |
9786611151232 |
1-59213-777-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (254 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Poverty - United States |
Wages - Law and legislation - United States |
Wages - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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