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Title:

The minimum wage / Noah Berlatsky, book editor.

Publisher:

Greenhaven Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Minimum wage--United States.
Minimum wage.

Other Authors:

Berlatsky, Noah.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-202) and index.

Contents:

What impact does the minimum wage have on workers? The minimum wage helps low-income workers / Kai Filion -- Minimum wage hikes hurt low-income workers / James Sherk -- The California minimum wage unfairly enriches low-income workers / Wayne Lusvardi -- A higher minimum wage for tipped workers would help women especially /. Rajesh D. Nayak and Paul K. Sohn -- A low minimum wage hurts women, children and minorities / William E. Spriggs -- The minimum wage hurts black teen workers / Richard W. Rahn and Izzy Santa -- Most teens can find jobs paying more than minimum wage / Kevin D. Williamson -- What impact does the minimum wage have on business and the economy? The minimum wage hurts small businesses / Joseph J. Sabia -- The minimum wage helps small businesses / Business for a Fair Minimum Wage -- Increasing the minimum wage favors megastores like Wal-Mart / Timothy P. Carney -- Wal-Mart historically has fought increases in the minimum wage / Harold Meyerson -- The minimum wage is an unethical infringement of the economy / Laurence M. Vance -- The attack on the minimum wage is an unethical attack on the economy / Stephen Herrington -- How does the minimum wage affect immigration? Raising and enforcing the minimum wage would reduce illegal immigration / Ivan Light -- Raising the minimum wage would not reduce illegal immigration / David R. Henderson -- Abolishing the minimum wage would reduce illegal immigration /Economic Edge -- The minimum wage is irrelevant to illegal immigration / Thomas Andrew Olson -- Reducing immigration is better than raising the minimum wage / Steven A. Camarota -- Neither immigration nor the minimum wage hurts the economy / Invictus -- What are the issues surrounding the minimum wage in other countries? Raising the minimum wage in Canada helps the poor and the economy / Jim Stanford -- Raising the minimum wage in Canada will hurt those it is meant to help / Harvey Enchin -- Australia must raise the minimum wage higher / Noel Holt -- Raising Australia's minimum wage will hurt businesses / PM -- Demand for an increased minimum wage triggered protests in Europe / Joel Beinin -- China's increase of its minimum wages may fuel inflation / Moming Zhou -- Ireland must lower all wages to regain economic competitiveness / Fionnuala Carolan -- A higher minimum wage could benefit Bangladesh / Sajjadur Rahman and Brendan Weston.

Series:

Opposing viewpoints

ISBN:

0737757426 (pbk.)
9780737757422 (pbk.)
0737757418 (hardcover)
9780737757415 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)745609860

LCCN:

2011031457

Locations:

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

P1AX906 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Ottumwa (Ottumwa)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

PGAX715 -- Northwest Iowa Community College Library - Sheldon (Sheldon)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)

XGPC697 -- Villisca Public Library (Villisca)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)