{"product_id":"minimum-wages-in-central-and-guy-standing-9781858660424","title":"Minimum Wages in Central and Eastern Europe: From Protection to Destitution","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the late 1980s, incomes have fallen sharply in most countries of Central and Eastern Europe, while unemployment and poverty rates have risen dramatically. In most countries during that period, the statutory minimum wage has been supposed to be an anchor of the social protection system and the wage structure, protecting the low-paid and those dependent on state benefits. Unfortunately for those affected, the level of the minimum wage has been allowed to drop to well below the poverty level and has ceased to protect anyone. This book considers the evidence and the implications of this development, and recommends a series of reforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Standing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1858660424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781858660424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Central European University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Guy Standing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241528996095,"sku":"9781858660424","price":126.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_752b113c-3884-46bf-98cd-bebf07771a96.jpg?v=1772654807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/minimum-wages-in-central-and-guy-standing-9781858660424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}