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The Political Economy of a Living Wage. Progressives, the New Deal, and Social Justice.
Donald R. Stabile
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Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in American Economic History. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
This book tells the story behind President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of the phrase "living wage" in a variety of speeches, letters, and statements, and examines the degree to which programs of the New Deal reflected the ideas of a living wage movement that existed in the US for almost three decades before Roosevelt was elected president. Far from being a side issue, the previously unexplored living wage debate sheds light on the New Deal philosophy of social justice by identifying the value judgments behind its policies. Moving chronologically through history, this book's highlights include the revelation of a living ... Read more
This book tells the story behind President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of the phrase "living wage" in a variety of speeches, letters, and statements, and examines the degree to which programs of the New Deal reflected the ideas of a living wage movement that existed in the US for almost three decades before Roosevelt was elected president. Far from being a side issue, the previously unexplored living wage debate sheds light on the New Deal philosophy of social justice by identifying the value judgments behind its policies. Moving chronologically through history, this book's highlights include the revelation of a living ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in American Economic History
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319324722
SKU
V9783319324722
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About Donald R. Stabile
Donald R. Stabile is Professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, USA, where he has taught economics for over 35 years. He is the author or co-author of eleven previous books, including The Living Wage (2009), and scholarly articles on the history of political economy.
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