Work, wages, and poverty : income distribution in post-industrial Philadelphia /

The authors analyze how the industrial shift toward services and the deconcentration of the Philadelphia region's employment and population affected the distribution of income during the 1980s.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Madden, Janice Fanning
Otros Autores: Stull, William J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1991.
Temas:
Income distribution > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Poor > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Revenu > Répartition > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
Pauvres > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Urban & Regional.
Economic history.
Income distribution.
Poor.
Einkommensverteilung
Aufsatzsammlung
Wohnen
Geschichte (1980-1991)
Geschichte (1950-1991)
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Economic conditions.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • List of Tables in Text
  • List of Figures in Text
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Overview of the 1991 Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Economy
  • 3. Changes in the Distribution of Income
  • 4. How Work, Workers, and Wages Changed in the 1980s
  • 5. The Region's Poverty Rate During the 1980s
  • 6. Changes in Public Welfare Programs and Recipients
  • 7. The Economic Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities Within the Metropolitan Area
  • 8. Housing in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, 1950-1990
  • 9. Policy Overview
  • List of Appendices and Appendix Tables
  • Index

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