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Working hard, working poor a global journey

Title
Working hard, working poor [electronic resource] : a global journey / Gary S. Fields.
Author
Fields, Gary S.
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

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Description
1 online resource (ix, 230 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Working hard, working poor (Online)
Alternative Title
Working hard, working poor (Online)
Subject
  • Working poor > Developing countries
  • Labor market > Developing countries
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-220) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
How the poorer half works -- A life's journey -- A problem of enormous proportions -- Four workers' stories -- How the poor are working -- Labor markets in a globalized world -- Helping the poor earn their way out of poverty -- Setting objectives, facing tradeoffs -- Growth, trade, and aid -- Harnessing the energies of private companies -- Labor market policies for generating more wage employment -- Increasing self-employment earnings -- Taking action -- What can you do?
LCCN
2011016742
OCLC
ssj0000552293
Author
Fields, Gary S.
Title
Working hard, working poor [electronic resource] : a global journey / Gary S. Fields.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-220) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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