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The Quest for a Living Wage The History of the Federal Minimum Wage Program
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Willis J. Nordlund
Book Code: NMW/
ISBN: 0-313-26412-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-26412-2
304 pages, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 1/30/1997
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Labor Studies
Series Number: 48
Reviews:
  • The work is solid and will be useful to people seriously engaged in wage discussions, as well as of interest to historians because of the economic, social, and political coverage.
    —National Productivity Review
  • Many readers will learn much about the particular topics O'Brien addresses from this well-researched book....[W]orkers' Paradox successfully encourages readers to examine critically the state Americans often forgot they had created.
    —Book Reviews
Description: The wages of workers are a primary determinant of a worker's standard of living. There has been a long history of governmental action attempting to construct a fair and equitable method of ensuring a living wage to the worker. This book traces the historical developmental process, examining the theory behind minimum wage programs and the first 50 years of the operation of the American Fair Labor Standards Act. Here are gathered key data and information that explain the effects of the FLSA on the worker and the employer.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Tables, Figures and Illustrations
  • State Minimum Wage Legislation and Early Economic Conditions
  • Minimum Wage Programs Take Shape
  • Enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act
  • The First Decade: The Fair Labor Standards Act Comes of Age
  • The Second Decade: The Emphasis on Education
  • The Third Decade: The Decade of Assessment
  • The Fourth Decade: The Decade of Empiricism
  • The Last Decade: Stalemate
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 95-48354
LCC Class: HD4918
Dewey Class: 331
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