{"product_id":"the-state-of-working-america-paperback-4","title":"The State of Working America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Mishel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJared Bernstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHeidi Shierholz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe State of Working America\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for previous editions of \u003ci\u003eThe State of Working America\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe State of Working America\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe State of Working America\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-written, soundly argued, and important reference book.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe State of Working America\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eThe End of Affluence \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence Mishel is the president of the Economic Policy Institute and was the research director from 1987 to 1999. He is the coauthor of the previous versions of The State of Working America and of The Myth of the Coming Labor Shortage and coeditor of Unions and Economic Competitiveness. Jared Bernstein is the director of the Living Standards Program and senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute. He is the author of Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? and coauthor of seven previous editions of The State of Working America. Heidi Shierholz is an economist at the Economic Policy Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 472\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.94 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392344146169,"sku":"9780801474774","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/oby_r6nAdV9780801474774_d9d9eb6b-1a2f-4120-8fef-33b42a8e887e.webp?v=1770237171","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-state-of-working-america-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}