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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Madden, Janice Fanning
Other Authors: Stull, William J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1991.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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