Working hard, working poor : a global journey / Gary S. Fields.
| Author/creator |
Fields, Gary S. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012. |
| Description | ix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | How the poorer half works -- A life's journey -- A problem of enormous proportions -- Four workers' stories -- How the poor are working -- Labor markets in a globalized world -- Helping the poor earn their way out of poverty -- Setting objectives, facing tradeoffs -- Growth, trade, and aid -- Harnessing the energies of private companies -- Labor market policies for generating more wage employment -- Increasing self-employment earnings -- Taking action -- What can you do? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-220) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011016742 |
| ISBN | 9780199794645 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0199794642 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HC59.72 .P6 F54 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |