Evaluating living wage laws in the United States: Good intentions and economic reality in conflict?

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-24

  Pollin, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor regulations; Living wages; Poverty

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WAGE DETERMINATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13844294422     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242404268641     Document Type: Article

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