Levin-Waldman, Oren M.

The Political Economy of the Living Wage : A Study of Four Cities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (263 pages)

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figure -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Meaning of the Living Wage -- 3. Contemporary Urban Theory -- 4. Four Cities I: Economic Factors -- 5. Four Cities II: The Politics -- 6. The Changing Face of the Urban Political Landscape -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Oren M. Levin-Waldman studies the role that living wage campaigns may have had in recent years in altering the political landscape in four cities where they have been adopted: Los Angeles, Detroit, Baltimore, and New Orleans.

9781315498041


Living wage movement--United States--Case studies.


Electronic books.

HD4975.L428 2004

331.23