03044nam 2200673 a 450 991045220110332120200520144314.01-58901-329-81-4356-2717-2(CKB)1000000000482459(EBL)547795(OCoLC)648711573(SSID)ssj0000163812(PQKBManifestationID)11154966(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163812(PQKBWorkID)10119541(PQKB)11005975(MiAaPQ)EBC547795(OCoLC)290561207(MdBmJHUP)muse15237(Au-PeEL)EBL547795(CaPaEBR)ebr10236740(EXLCZ)99100000000048245920050920d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobalization and the politics of pay[electronic resource] policy choices in the American states /Susan B. HansenWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20061 online resource (248 p.)American governance and public policy seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-58901-088-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-217) and index.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.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. American governance and public policy.WagesUnited StatesWagesGovernment policyUnited StatesStatesLabor policyUnited StatesStatesWorking classUnited StatesEconomic conditionsGlobalizationEconomic aspectsUnited StatesElectronic books.WagesWagesGovernment policyStates.Labor policyStates.Working classEconomic conditions.GlobalizationEconomic aspects331.2/10973Hansen Susan B873294MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452201103321Globalization and the politics of pay2131157UNINA