Living wages, equal wages : gender and labor market policies in the United States / Deborah M. Figart, Ellen Mutari, and Marilyn Power.
| Author/creator | Figart, Deborah M. |
| Other author | Mutari, Ellen, 1956- |
| Other author | Power, Marilyn. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2002. |
| Description | xiv, 258 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge IAFFE advances in feminist economics ; 1 Routledge IAFFE advances in feminist economics ; 1. ^A560877 |
| Contents | Pt. 1. Laying the groundwork: methodological frameworks and theoretical perspectives : Introduction, living wages, equal wages, and the value of women's work -- Waged work in the twentieth century -- Two faces of wages within the economics tradition: wages as a living, wages as a price -- The third face: wages as a social practice -- pt. 2. Wage regulations in the twentieth century: An experiment in wage regulation: minimum wages for women -- A living for breadwinners: the federal minimum wage -- Job evaluation and the ideology of equal pay -- Legislating equal wages -- pt. 3. The century ahead: Living wages, equal wages revisited: contemporary movements and policy initiatives -- Applying feminist political economy to wage setting. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 0415273900 |
| ISBN | 0415273919 (PBK.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HD4975 .F55 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |