The state of working America

Author(s)

• Mishel, Lawrence R.
• Bernstein, Jared
• Shierholz, Heidi
• Schmitt, John
• Boushey, Heather
• Allegretto, Sylvia
• Economic Policy Institute

Bibliographic Information

The state of working America

Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, Heidi Shierholz

（ILR/Cornell paperbacks）

ILR Press, 2001-

• 2000/2001 : paper
• 2002/2003 : paper
• 2004/2005 : paper
• 2006/2007 : paper
• 2008/2009 : paper

Note

Author of 2000-01 ed.: Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, John Schmitt

Author of 2002-03 ed.: Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, Heather Boushey

Author of 2006-07 ed.: Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, Sylvia Allegretto

Description based on 2008/2009

"Economic Policy Institute"

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

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

2008/2009 : paper ISBN 9780801474774

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. This edition, like the previous ones, exposes and analyzes the most recent and critical trends in the country. 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, 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 of 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 Thurow

Volume

2000/2001 : paper ISBN 9780801486807

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

2004/2005 : paper ISBN 9780801489624

Description

Prepared biennally since 1988, 'The State of Working America' 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.

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Details

• NCID: BA91259224
• ISBN:
  • 0801486807
  • 0801488036
  • 0801489628
  • 9780801473555
  • 9780801474774
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Ithaca, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 23 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Working class -- United States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA28134696