The Working Poor - Invisible in America (Paperback, 1st Vintage Books ed)

"Nobody who works hard should be poor in America, " writes Pulitzer Prize winner David Shipler. Clear-headed, rigorous, and compassionate, he journeys deeply into the lives of individual store clerks and factory workers, farm laborers and sweat-shop seamstresses, illegal immigrants in menial jobs and Americans saddled with immense student loans and paltry wages. They are known as the working poor.
They perform labor essential to America's comfort. They are white and black, Latino and Asian--men and women in small towns and city slums trapped near the poverty line, where the margins are so tight that even minor setbacks can cause devastating chain reactions. Shipler shows how liberals and conservatives are both partly right-that practically every life story contains failure by both the society and the individual. Braced by hard fact and personal testimony, he unravels the forces that confine people in the quagmire of low wages. And unlike most works on poverty, this book also offers compelling portraits of employers struggling against razor-thin profits and competition from abroad. With pointed recommendations for change that challenge Republicans and Democrats alike, The Working Poor stands to make a difference.

General

Imprint:	Random House USA Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	David K. Shipler
Dimensions:	203 x 132 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	329
Edition:	1st Vintage Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-70821-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Homelessness Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Promotions
LSN:	0-375-70821-9
Barcode:	9780375708213

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!