Working hard, working poor
Subtitle: a global journey
By: Gary S. Fields
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780199794645
Subjects: Labor market; Working poor
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: How the poorer half works; title: A life's journey; title: A problem of enormous proportions; title: Four workers' stories; title: How the poor are working; title: Labor markets in a globalized world; title: Helping the poor earn their way out of poverty; title: Setting objectives, facing tradeoffs; title: Growth, trade, and aid; title: Harnessing the energies of private companies; title: Labor market policies for generating more wage employment; title: Increasing self-employment earnings; title: Taking action; title: What can you do?