{"product_id":"the-state-of-working-america-lawrence-mishel-9780801478550","title":"The State of Working America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom reviews of previous editions--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThe State of Working America\u003ci\u003e remains unrivaled as the most-trusted source for a comprehensive understanding of how working Americans and their families are faring in today's economy.\"--Robert B. Reich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It is the inequality of wealth, argue the authors, rather than new technology (as some would have it), that is responsible for the failure of America's workplace to keep pace with the country's economic growth. \u003c\/i\u003eThe State of Working America\u003ci\u003e is a well-written, soundly argued, and important reference book.\"--Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An indispensable work on family income, wages, taxes, employment, and the distribution of wealth.\"--New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1988, \u003ci\u003eThe State of Working America\u003c\/i\u003e has provided a comprehensive answer to a question newly in vogue in this age of Occupy Wall Street: To what extent has overall economic growth translated into rising living standards for the vast majority of American workers and their families? In the 12th edition, Lawrence Mishel, Josh Bivens, Elise Gould, and Heidi Shierholz analyze a trove of data on income, jobs, mobility, poverty, wages, and wealth to demonstrate that rising economic inequality over the past three decades has decoupled overall economic growth from growth in the living standards of the vast majority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe State of Working America\u003c\/i\u003e also expands on this analysis of American living standards, most notably by placing the Great Recession in historical context. The severe economic downturn that began in December 2007 came on the heels of a historically weak recovery following the 2001 recession, a recovery that saw many measures of living standards stagnate. The authors view the past decade as \"lost\" in terms of living standards growth, and warn that millions of American households face another decade of lost opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially troubling, the authors stress, is that while overall economic performance in the decades before the Great Recession was more than sufficient to broadly raise living standards, broad-based growth was blocked by rising inequality driven largely by policy choices. A determinedly data-driven narrative, \u003ci\u003eThe State of Working America\u003c\/i\u003e remains the most comprehensive resource about the economic experience of working Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Mishel, Josh Bivens, Elise Gould\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801478553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801478550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ILR Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.17w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2013","brand":"Lawrence Mishel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926125412607,"sku":"9780801478550","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7e03a103-1a72-4718-a493-a94a8d310d28.jpg?v=1681081346","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-state-of-working-america-lawrence-mishel-9780801478550","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}