LEADER 03011nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910778340303321 005 20230828232429.0 010 $a1-58901-329-8 010 $a1-4356-2717-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000482459 035 $a(EBL)547795 035 $a(OCoLC)648711573 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000163812 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11154966 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163812 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10119541 035 $a(PQKB)11005975 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547795 035 $a(OCoLC)290561207 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15237 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547795 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10236740 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000482459 100 $a20050920d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGlobalization and the politics of pay$b[electronic resource] $epolicy choices in the American states /$fSusan B. Hansen 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 225 1 $aAmerican governance and public policy series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-088-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-217) and index. 327 $aGlobalization, 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. 330 $aIn the American federal system, states actively compete for jobs, business investment, and factory locations. Labor costs have played an important role in such interstate competition since the days of the pre-Civil War plantation economy. In recent years, however, global economic trends have put added pressures on businesses and government to reduce labor costs. At least, that is what most politicians, the media, and the business community believe.Globalization and the Politics of Pay examines the economic, political, and social causes and consequences of declining wages in the United States. 410 0$aAmerican governance and public policy. 606 $aWages$zUnited States 606 $aWages$xGovernment policy$zUnited States$xStates 606 $aLabor policy$zUnited States$xStates 606 $aWorking class$zUnited States$xEconomic conditions 606 $aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 615 0$aWages 615 0$aWages$xGovernment policy$xStates. 615 0$aLabor policy$xStates. 615 0$aWorking class$xEconomic conditions. 615 0$aGlobalization$xEconomic aspects 676 $a331.2/10973 700 $aHansen$b Susan B$01509357 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778340303321 996 $aGlobalization and the politics of pay$93821624 997 $aUNINA