More than just nickels and dimes: a cross-national analysis of working poverty in affluent democracies
"Despite its centrality to contemporary inequality, working poverty is often popularly discussed but rarely studied by sociologists. Using the Luxembourg Income Study, we analyze whether an individual is working poor across 18 affluent democracies circa 2000. We demonstrate that working poverty...
Main Authors: | Brady, David, Fullerton, Howard N., Moren Cross, Jennifer |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
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Luxembourg
2010
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183641124919018239-More-than-just-nickels-and-dim.htm |
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