03011nam 2200661 a 450 991077834030332120230828232429.01-58901-329-81-4356-2717-2(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 StatesWagesWagesGovernment policyStates.Labor policyStates.Working classEconomic conditions.GlobalizationEconomic aspects331.2/10973Hansen Susan B1509357MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778340303321Globalization and the politics of pay3821624UNINA