- Volume
-
1996-97 ed. : cloth ISBN 9780765600233
Description
The State of Working America, 1996-97 presents a statistical portrait of the standard of living of America's working families based on the most recent data available. By thoroughly analyzing areas such as family income, taxes, wages, jobs, wealth, and poverty, Mishel, Bernstein, and Schmitt show how the current economy is reflected in the lives of American workers. The new edition will update all statistical data and add a chapter on regional differences.
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, INTRODUCTION: The Living Standards Debate, DOCUMENTATION AND METHODOLOGY, CHAPTER I: FAMILY INCOME: Slow Growth, Rising Inequality, CHAPTER 2: TAXES: A Further Cause of Rising Inequality, CHAPTER 3:WAGES:Working Longer for Less, CHAPTER 4: JOBS: Growing Employment Instability, CHAPTER 5:WEALTH: More for the Wealthy, Financial Decline and Insecurity for the Majority, CHAPTER 6: POVERTY: High Rates Persist Despite Overall Growth, CHAPTER 7: REGIONAL ANALYSIS: Uneven job Growth, Consistent Wage Losses, CHAPTER &:INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS: The United States Is Falling Behind in Productivity andWage Growth, APPENDIX A: The Family Income Data Series, APPENDIX B:WageAnalysis Computations, APPENDIX C:The Measurement of Inflation, TABLE NOTES, FIGURE NOTES, BIBLIOGRAPHY, EPI PUBLICATIONS, ABOUT EPI, ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- Volume
-
1996-97 ed. : paper ISBN 9780765600240
Description
The State of Working America, 1996-97 presents a statistical portrait of the standard of living of America's working families based on the most recent data available. By thoroughly analyzing areas such as family income, taxes, wages, jobs, wealth, and poverty, Mishel, Bernstein, and Schmitt show how the current economy is reflected in the lives of American workers. The new edition will update all statistical data and add a chapter on regional differences.
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, INTRODUCTION: The Living Standards Debate, DOCUMENTATION AND METHODOLOGY, CHAPTER I: FAMILY INCOME: Slow Growth, Rising Inequality, CHAPTER 2: TAXES: A Further Cause of Rising Inequality, CHAPTER 3:WAGES:Working Longer for Less, CHAPTER 4: JOBS: Growing Employment Instability, CHAPTER 5:WEALTH: More for the Wealthy, Financial Decline and Insecurity for the Majority, CHAPTER 6: POVERTY: High Rates Persist Despite Overall Growth, CHAPTER 7: REGIONAL ANALYSIS: Uneven job Growth, Consistent Wage Losses, CHAPTER &:INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS: The United States Is Falling Behind in Productivity andWage Growth, APPENDIX A: The Family Income Data Series, APPENDIX B:WageAnalysis Computations, APPENDIX C:The Measurement of Inflation, TABLE NOTES, FIGURE NOTES, BIBLIOGRAPHY, EPI PUBLICATIONS, ABOUT EPI, ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- Volume
-
1998-99 ed. : cloth ISBN 9780801436130
Description
This highly regarded volume, prepared biennially since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, sums up the problems and challenges facing American workers. Drawing on both original research and published sources, the authors present a wide variety of data on family incomes, taxes, wages, unemployment, wealth, and poverty data that enable them to closely examine the impact of the economy on the living standards of the American people. This latest edition will be welcomed by journalists, government leaders, researchers, policymakers, professors, and others eager for a comprehensive portrait of the economic well-being of the nation.
- Volume
-
2000-01 ed. : cloth ISBN 9780801438233
Description
Prepared biennially since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, this work includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, taxes, unemployment, wealth and poverty, allowing the authors to examine the effect of the economy on the living standards of the American people. As well as providiing a "snapshot" of working Americans at the turn of the century, this edition looks behind the extraordinary job and income growth of the late 1990s to assess the quality of these new jobs, weigh the contribution of the high-tech sector in the "new economy", and examine the widening gap in wages and incomes.
- Volume
-
2002-03 ed. : cloth ISBN 9780801440649
Description
The State of Working America, prepared biennially since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, taxes, unemployment, wealth, and poverty-data that enable the authors to closely examine the effect of the economy on the living standards of the American people. Praise for previous editions- "The State of Working America has become a fixture on the bookshelves of policymakers and analysts."-Chicago Tribune "Its . . . pages are packed with facts and figures about the U.S. labor market and written up in a challenging and punchy style. No recruitment company or human resource manager should be without a copy."-Robert Taylor, Financial Times "No other publication in America is as valuable in assessing what's happening to working men and women."-John J. Sweeney "Read The State of Working America to appreciate how growth is generating benefits very unequally."-Harvard Business Review
- Volume
-
2004-05 ed. : cloth ISBN 9780801443398
Description
Examines the distribution of income and wealth in the U.S., and how the economy affects the living standards of the American people.
- Volume
-
2006-07 ed. : cloth ISBN 9780801445293
Description
Praise for previous editions of The State of Working America: "The State of Working America remains unrivaled as the most-trusted source for a comprehensive understanding of how working Americans and their families are faring in today's economy."-Robert B. Reich"It is the inequality of wealth, argue the authors, rather than new technology (as some would have it), that is responsible for the failure of America's workplace to keep pace with the country's economic growth. The State of Working America is a well-written, soundly argued, and important reference book."-Library Journal "If you want to know what happened to the economic well-being of the average American in the past decade or so, this is the book for you. It should be required reading for Americans of all political persuasions."-Richard Freeman, Harvard University "A truly comprehensive and useful book that provides a reality check on loose statements about U.S. labor markets. It should be cheered by all Americans who earn their living from work."-William Wolman, former chief economist, CNBC's Business Week "The State of Working America provides very valuable factual and analytic material on the economic conditions of American workers. It is the very best source of information on this important subject."-Ray Marshall, University of Texas, former U.S. Secretary of Labor"An indispensable work . . . on family income, wages, taxes, employment, and the distribution of wealth."-Simon Head, The New York Review of Books "No matter what political camp you're in, this is the single most valuable book I know of about the state of America, period. It is the most referenced, most influential resource book of its kind."-Jeff Madrick, author, The End of Affluence "This book is the single best yardstick for measuring whether or not our economic policies are doing enough to ensure that our economy can, once again, grow for everybody."-Richard A. Gephardt "The best place to review the latest developments in changes in the distribution of income and wealth."-Lester ThurowThe State of Working America, prepared biennially since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, taxes, unemployment, wealth, and poverty-data that enable the authors to closely examine the effect of the economy on the living standards of the American people.
- Volume
-
12th ed : cloth ISBN 9780801451706
Description
From reviews of previous editions-
"The State of Working America remains unrivaled as the most-trusted source for a comprehensive understanding of how working Americans and their families are faring in today's economy."-Robert B. Reich
"It is the inequality of wealth, argue the authors, rather than new technology (as some would have it), that is responsible for the failure of America's workplace to keep pace with the country's economic growth. The State of Working America is a well-written, soundly argued, and important reference book."-Library Journal
"An indispensable work on family income, wages, taxes, employment, and the distribution of wealth."-New York Review of Books
Since 1988, The State of Working America has provided a comprehensive answer to a question newly in vogue in this age of Occupy Wall Street: To what extent has overall economic growth translated into rising living standards for the vast majority of American workers and their families? In the 12th edition, Lawrence Mishel, Josh Bivens, Elise Gould, and Heidi Shierholz analyze a trove of data on income, jobs, mobility, poverty, wages, and wealth to demonstrate that rising economic inequality over the past three decades has decoupled overall economic growth from growth in the living standards of the vast majority.
The new edition of The State of Working America also expands on this analysis of American living standards, most notably by placing the Great Recession in historical context. The severe economic downturn that began in December 2007 came on the heels of a historically weak recovery following the 2001 recession, a recovery that saw many measures of living standards stagnate. The authors view the past decade as "lost" in terms of living standards growth, and warn that millions of American households face another decade of lost opportunity.
Especially troubling, the authors stress, is that while overall economic performance in the decades before the Great Recession was more than sufficient to broadly raise living standards, broad-based growth was blocked by rising inequality driven largely by policy choices. A determinedly data-driven narrative, The State of Working America remains the most comprehensive resource about the economic experience of working Americans.
- Volume
-
2006/2007 : paper ISBN 9780801473555
Description
Praise for previous editions of The State of Working America: "The State of Working America remains unrivaled as the most-trusted source for a comprehensive understanding of how working Americans and their families are faring in today's economy."-Robert B. Reich"It is the inequality of wealth, argue the authors, rather than new technology (as some would have it), that is responsible for the failure of America's workplace to keep pace with the country's economic growth. The State of Working America is a well-written, soundly argued, and important reference book."-Library Journal "If you want to know what happened to the economic well-being of the average American in the past decade or so, this is the book for you. It should be required reading for Americans of all political persuasions."-Richard Freeman, Harvard University "A truly comprehensive and useful book that provides a reality check on loose statements about U.S. labor markets. It should be cheered by all Americans who earn their living from work."
-William Wolman, former chief economist, CNBC's Business Week "The State of Working America provides very valuable factual and analytic material on the economic conditions of American workers. It is the very best source of information on this important subject."-Ray Marshall, University of Texas, former U.S. Secretary of Labor"An indispensable work ...on family income, wages, taxes, employment, and the distribution of wealth."-Simon Head, The New York Review of Books "No matter what political camp you're in, this is the single most valuable book I know of about the state of America, period. It is the most referenced, most influential resource book of its kind."-Jeff Madrick, author, The End of Affluence "This book is the single best yardstick for measuring whether or not our economic policies are doing enough to ensure that our economy can, once again, grow for everybody."-Richard A. Gephardt "The best place to review the latest developments in changes in the distribution of income and wealth."
-Lester ThurowThe State of Working America, prepared biennially since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, taxes, unemployment, wealth, and poverty-data that enable the authors to closely examine the effect of the economy on the living standards of the American people.
- Volume
-
1998-99 ed. : paper ISBN 9780801485824
Description
This highly regarded volume, prepared biennially since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, sums up the problems and challenges facing American workers. Drawing on both original research and published sources, the authors present a wide variety of data on family incomes, taxes, wages, unemployment, wealth, and poverty data that enable them to closely examine the impact of the economy on the living standards of the American people. This latest edition will be welcomed by journalists, government leaders, researchers, policymakers, professors, and others eager for a comprehensive portrait of the economic well-being of the nation.
- Volume
-
1990-91 ed. : cloth ISBN 9780873328128
Description
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.
- Volume
-
1990-91 ed. : paper ISBN 9780873328135
Description
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.
- Volume
-
1992-93 ed. : cloth ISBN 9781563242113
Description
Drawing on a variety of data on family incomes, taxes, wages, employment, wealth, health care and poverty, this text provides a portrait of the living standards of Americans in the mid-1990s. It contains up-to-date data from the US Census.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary, Introduction, Presentation & Methodology, Acknowledgements, CHAPTER 1: Family Income: Slow and Unequal Growth, CHAPTER 2: Taxes: A Further Cause of Worsening Inequality, CHAPTER 3: Wages: Working Longer for Less, CHAPTER 4: Jobs: Worsening Underemployment, CHAPTER 5: Wealth: Losses for Most, Gains for Few, CHAPTER 6: Poverty: High Rates of Poverty Unresponsive to Economic Expansion, CHAPTER 7: Regional Analysis: The Differences in Growth by Region and Residence, CHAPTER 8: Losing Access to Basic Necessities: Education, Housing, Health Care, and Child Care, CHAPTER 9: International Comparisons: The United States is Falling Behind, Table Notes, Figure Notes, Appendix, Bibliography
- Volume
-
1992-93 ed. : paper ISBN 9781563242120
Description
Drawing on a variety of data on family incomes, taxes, wages, employment, wealth, health care and poverty, this text provides a portrait of the living standards of Americans in the mid-1990s. It contains up-to-date data from the US Census.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary, Introduction, Presentation & Methodology, Acknowledgements, CHAPTER 1: Family Income: Slow and Unequal Growth, CHAPTER 2: Taxes: A Further Cause of Worsening Inequality, CHAPTER 3: Wages: Working Longer for Less, CHAPTER 4: Jobs: Worsening Underemployment, CHAPTER 5: Wealth: Losses for Most, Gains for Few, CHAPTER 6: Poverty: High Rates of Poverty Unresponsive to Economic Expansion, CHAPTER 7: Regional Analysis: The Differences in Growth by Region and Residence, CHAPTER 8: Losing Access to Basic Necessities: Education, Housing, Health Care, and Child Care, CHAPTER 9: International Comparisons: The United States is Falling Behind, Table Notes, Figure Notes, Appendix, Bibliography
- Volume
-
1994-95 ed. : cloth ISBN 9781563245329
Description
"A comprehensive statistical portrait of the standard of living of working Americans. ... A very interesting and useful book. It presents a wealth of statistical information in a very accessible manner". -- Journal of Economic Issues
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS, Executive Summary, Introduction, Documentation and Methodology, CHAPTER 1 Family Income: Slow and Unequal Growth, CHAPTER 2 Taxes: Despite Recent Progressive Changes, a Further Cause of Worsening Inequality, CHAPTER 3 Wages: Working Longer for Less, CHAPTER 4 Jobs: Worsening Underemployment, CHAPTER 5 Wealth: Enriching the Wealthy, Creating Financial Insecurity for the Majority, CHAPTER 6 Poverty: High Rates Unresponsive to Economic Expansion, CHAPTER 7 Health Care: Expenditures Exceed Results, CHAPTER 8International Comparisons: The United States Is Falling Behind in Productivity and Wage Growth, Appendix: Wage Analysis Computations, Table Notes, Figure Notes, Bibliography
- Volume
-
1994-95 ed. : paper ISBN 9781563245336
Description
"A comprehensive statistical portrait of the standard of living of working Americans. ... A very interesting and useful book. It presents a wealth of statistical information in a very accessible manner". -- Journal of Economic Issues
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS, Executive Summary, Introduction, Documentation and Methodology, CHAPTER 1 Family Income: Slow and Unequal Growth, CHAPTER 2 Taxes: Despite Recent Progressive Changes, a Further Cause of Worsening Inequality, CHAPTER 3 Wages: Working Longer for Less, CHAPTER 4 Jobs: Worsening Underemployment, CHAPTER 5 Wealth: Enriching the Wealthy, Creating Financial Insecurity for the Majority, CHAPTER 6 Poverty: High Rates Unresponsive to Economic Expansion, CHAPTER 7 Health Care: Expenditures Exceed Results, CHAPTER 8International Comparisons: The United States Is Falling Behind in Productivity and Wage Growth, Appendix: Wage Analysis Computations, Table Notes, Figure Notes, Bibliography
by "Nielsen BookData"
