The Clinton administration has claimed its proposal to increase the minimum wage would not affect employment; other research supports that a higher minimum wage means fewer jobs.

This book is a valuable asset for anyone seeking to make sense of economic news or, more importantly, to place it in a broader context.

The Clinton administration has claimed its proposal to increase the minimum wage would not affect employment; other research supports that a higher minimum wage means fewer jobs.

This book is a valuable asset for anyone seeking to make sense of economic news or, more importantly, to place it in a broader context.

The extent of low paid work and the particular features of its distribution are important public policy issues, especially as the growth in low paid work in recent decades has been an important contributory factor in the increasing levels of wage inequality in Australia and other industrialised...