| Description |
iii, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-235) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- A note on terminology -- 2. Civic republicanism, poverty, and inequality -- The civil republican polity -- Poverty -- Inequality -- Conclusion -- 3. Religious foundations of a living wage -- The just wage tradition -- Religious teachings on poverty -- Mainstream Protestantism and poverty -- Judaism and poverty -- Evangelical Christians and poverty -- Roman Catholicism and poverty -- Christianity and inequality -- 4. Poverty and inequality in the United States and Great Britain -- Measuring poverty in the U.S. -- Poverty in the United Kingdom -- The Blair initiative-- Analyzing inequality -- Inequality in the United States -- Inequality in the United Kingdom -- The roots of inequality -- Conclusion -- 5. The superiority of the living wage -- A living wage -- The importance of work -- No connection to the government's budget -- Existing administrative machinery -- The alternatives -- Economic growth -- Means-tested cash transfer programs -- Worker training -- Basic income guarantee -- Providing each citizen a "stake" -- Participation income -- The earned income tax credit -- Employment subsidies -- Conclusion -- 6. The structure of a living wage -- Coverage -- Differentials -- Setting the level of a living wage -- Poverty level -- The percentage method -- 7. Addressing the arguments against a living wage -- Unemployment -- Why the textbook model is wrong -- Efficiency gains -- Purchasing power -- Inflation -- Business failures -- A possible shortage of jobs -- Increased illegal immigration -- Conclusion -- 8. Public support for a living wage -- Public attitudes regarding poverty and inequality in the United States -- Governmental responsibilities -- Policies to fight poverty -- The role of work -- Summing up American support for a living wage -- Attitudes regarding poverty and inequality in Great Britain -- Governmental responsibilities -- Attitudes toward the current system -- Policies to fight poverty and inequality -- Summing up British attitudes -- 9. The rise and fall of the minimum wage -- The American minimum wage : birth to the great society -- The minimum wage in Britain : from birth to Beveridge -- Conclusion -- 10. Halfway to welfare reform -- Background -- Welfare reform in the United States -- The effects of PRWOA -- Welfare reform in Britain --- Effects of the New Deals for Young People and Lone Parents -- 11. Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Minimum wage -- United States.
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Minimum wage -- Great Britain.
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| ISBN |
0875863035 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0875863027 (softcover : alk. paper) |
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0875863043 (ebook) |
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