Youre Paid What Youre Worth - And Other Myths of the Modern Economy

About the author

Jake Rosenfeld is Professor of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, where he specializes in the political and economic causes of inequality in advanced democracies. He is author of What Unions No Longer Do and writes for the New York Times, Politico, and the Los Angeles Times, among other outlets.

Summary

Setting wages isn’t an exact science, but we like to think that our workplace performance provides an objective basis for pay. You’re Paid What You’re Worth offers a bold theory to the contrary, arguing that pay is decided in contests over interests and ideals—that social conflicts, not economic metrics, determine who gets how much.

Product details

• Authors: Jake Rosenfeld
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.03.2024
• EAN: 9780674295483
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29548-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Industrial relations, health & safety, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Labour / income economics, Popular economics, Organizational theory & behaviour, Labour Economics, Political Economy, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Organizational theory and behaviour, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General