Globalization and the Politics of Pay
Susan B. Hansen
Bok Engelsk 2006 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Washington : : Georgetown University Press, , 2006.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (248 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; 1 Globalization, Interstate Competition, and Labor; 2 The State Role in Labor Costs; 3 Explaining State Differences in Labor Cost Trends; 4 The Economic Effects of Cutting Labor Costs; 5 The Social and Political Consequences of Declining Labor Costs; 6 Conclusion: Lessons Learned and Policy Options for the States; Appendixes; Notes; References; Index. - In the American federal system, states actively compete for jobs, business investment, and factory locations. Labor costs have played an important role in such interstate competition since the days of the pre-Civil War plantation economy. In recent years, however, global economic trends have put added pressures on businesses and government to reduce labor costs. At least, that is what most politicians, the media, and the business community believe.Globalization and the Politics of Pay examines the economic, political, and social causes and consequences of declining wages in the United States.
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| ISBN | 1589010884. - 9781589010888
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