The State of Working America

A comprehensive study of how the US standard of living has changed during recent years, as compared to the whole period since World War II. It analyzes trends in income, wages, jobs, wealth, poverty and the distribution of taxes and compares US trends with those of other advanced countries.

Summary

This work provides a comprehensive portrait of how the US standard of living has changed during recent years, as compared to the whole period since World War II. The study presents statistics that are compiled from government and private data sources. Using the evidence, the authors analyze trends in income, wages, jobs, wealth, poverty and the distribution of taxes and compare US trends with those of other advanced countries.

Product details

• Authors: Jared Bernstein, David M. Frankel, Lawrence Mishel, John Schmitt
• Publisher: Routledge
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1991
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 449 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics