The State of Working America
- ISBN-10
- 0873328132
- ISBN-13
- 9780873328135
- Series
- The State of Working America
- Category
- Cost and standard of living
- Pages
- 315
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe
- Authors
- Lawrence Mishel, David M. Frankel
Description
Since 1988, The State of Working America has provided a comprehensive answer to a question newly in vogue in this age of Occupy Wall Street: To what extent has overall economic growth translated into rising living standards for the vast majority of American workers and their families?
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