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Book Title: Measure of Fairness : the Economics of Living Wages and Minimum Wages in the United States
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Robert Pollin, Stephanie LUCE, Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Mark Brenner
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Labor & Industrial Relations, United States / 20th Century, Labor
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
