The economics and ethics of minimum wage legislation

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 466-487

  Prasch, Robert E ^a   Sheth, Falguni A ^b  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic policy; Minimum wage; Subsistence; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042262802     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346769900000017     Document Type: Article

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