Description:
In early 2007, there were approximately 140 living wage ordinances in place throughout the United States. Communities around the country frequently debate new proposals of this sort. Additionally, as a result of ballot initiatives, twenty-nine states...
Brief description: Robert Pollin is Professor of Economics and Codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is the author of Contours of Descent and coauthor with Stephanie Luce of The Living Wage.
Review Quotes:
"As organizers in this movement, we often say 'We don't win because we're right--we win because we out-organize our opponents.' But it also doesn't hurt to be right. This book--like all the great work it compiles--reminds us that we are indeed right. It should make the job of every living wage--organizer that much easier."
--Jen Kern, Director of Living Wage Resource Center, ACORN