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The Political Economy of a Living Wage Progressives, the New Deal, and Social Justice /
This book tells the story behind President Franklin D. Roosevelt's use of the phrase "living wage" in a variety of speeches, letters, and statements, and examines the degree to which programs of the New Deal reflected the ideas of a living wage movement that existed in the US for almo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Colección: | Palgrave Studies in American Economic History,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1 Introduction: The Economics of a Living Wage
- 2 The Living Wage from World War I through the Great Depression
- 3 Planning a Living Wage: The NIRA
- 4 A Useful and Remunerative Job: The National Labor Relations Act
- 5 Social Security: Protection from Old Age and Unemployment
- 6 The Right to Earn Enough: The Fair Labor Standards Act
- 7 Collective Bargaining, Social Insurance and the Minimum Wage: A Program for a Living Wage.