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Title:

The squeezed middle : the pressure on ordinary workers in America and Britain / edited by Sophia Parker ; [foreword by Gavin Kelly and Jared Bernstein].

Publisher:

Policy Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xii, 169 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Cost and standard of living--United States.
Cost and standard of living--Great Britain.
Working class--United States.
Working class--Great Britain.
Wages--United States.
Wages--Great Britain.
United States--Economic policy--21st century.

Other Authors:

Parker, Sophia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Section 1. Setting the scene : a rising tide no longer lifts all boats --Section 2. Policy lessons : creating quality work, raising incomes and building greater economic security -- Section 3. Looking ahead : a cautionary tale.

ISBN:

144730893X (pbk.)
9781447308935 (pbk.)
1447308948
9781447308942

OCLC:

(OCoLC)857139638

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)