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The Squeezed Middle: The Pressure on Ordinary Workers in America and Britain
Sophia Parker
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Description for The Squeezed Middle: The Pressure on Ordinary Workers in America and Britain
Paperback. "The squeezed middle" brings together leading experts from both sides of the Atlantic to ask what the UK can learn from the US experience of stagnating wages and rising living costs. Editor(s): Parker, Sophia. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
As wages stagnate but living costs keep rising, the pressure on working people grows more intense. The issue of living standards has become one of the most urgent challenges for politicians in both Britain and America. 'The squeezed middle' brings together experts from both sides of the Atlantic to ask what the UK can learn from the US. American workers have not benefited from growth for an entire generation - the average American worker earned no more in 2009 than in 1975. Now British workers are undergoing a similar experience. No longer can they assume that when the economy ... Read more
As wages stagnate but living costs keep rising, the pressure on working people grows more intense. The issue of living standards has become one of the most urgent challenges for politicians in both Britain and America. 'The squeezed middle' brings together experts from both sides of the Atlantic to ask what the UK can learn from the US. American workers have not benefited from growth for an entire generation - the average American worker earned no more in 2009 than in 1975. Now British workers are undergoing a similar experience. No longer can they assume that when the economy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447308935
SKU
V9781447308935
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99-50
About Sophia Parker
Sophia Parker is an Associate at the Resolution Foundation, having previously been the Director of Policy and Research. This book is the product of a year-long visiting fellowship at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in 2010/11. Sophia has over a decade's experience in the field of UK social policy, in particular the issues around low income households and living ... Read more
Reviews for The Squeezed Middle: The Pressure on Ordinary Workers in America and Britain
"Provides a valuable comparative frame of reference...the chapters are linked together with considerable precision and conscious design." Work, employment and society “This timely book provides incisive analysis from leading scholars of a key issue of contemporary politics on both sides of the Atlantic. It explores why middle incomes have stagnated and discusses what might be done about it. If you ... Read more