03052oam 2200709I 450 991045988190332120200520144314.01-136-88186-71-136-88187-51-283-04333-597866130433370-203-83904-810.4324/9780203839041 (CKB)2670000000068877(EBL)614963(OCoLC)701703847(SSID)ssj0000474289(PQKBManifestationID)11286696(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474289(PQKBWorkID)10453818(PQKB)11030376(OCoLC)707078823(MiAaPQ)EBC614963(Au-PeEL)EBL614963(CaPaEBR)ebr10447780(CaONFJC)MIL304333(EXLCZ)99267000000006887720180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWage policy, income distribution, and democratic theory /Oren M. Levin-WaldmanNew York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (238 p.)Routledge frontiers of political economy ;134Description based upon print version of record.0-415-75011-3 0-415-77971-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexWage 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 ecRoutledge frontiers of political economy ;134.WagesGovernment policyUnited StatesLiving wage movementUnited StatesIncome distributionUnited StatesHistoryDemocracyElectronic books.WagesGovernment policyLiving wage movementIncome distributionHistory.Democracy.331.2/10973Levin-Waldman Oren M.935951MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459881903321Wage policy, income distribution, and democratic theory2108419UNINA