The Living Wage

With campaigns for a living wage sweeping the country, here is an accessible and provocative argument for a national living wage. Hailed as the bible of the living wage movement, The Living Wage shows how living-wage proposals are affordable for both cities and employers, and reveals how they can play an important role in reversing the twenty-five-year decline in wages experienced by most working people in America. Written by leading experts, The Living Wage is a realistic and accessible examination of this vitaland growingmovement for economic justice in the United States.