The minimum wage appears to be a standard economic regulatory
measure, yet a politics of symbolism more than anything else
defines the political contests that periodically erupt over it.
Detractors abhor its corruption of market principles, while
proponents see it as a measure of society's symbolic commitment to
the poor.
Tracing the history of the minimum wage and exposing its
inherent contradictions as a political issue, Jerold Waltman
proposes an alternative to the economic arguments that now dominate
debates over it. Citing overwhelming public support for the minimum
wage as evidence of an enduring civic consciousness and
humanitarianism, Waltman advocates recasting the discussion in
terms of a political economy of citizenship. Such a perspective
would focus on the communal value of work, the need for citizens to
have a stake in the community, and the effects of economic
inequality on the bonds of common citizenship.
Positioning the minimum wage as a fulcrum for the most basic
conflict underlying America's unique combination of democracy and a
market economy, The Politics of the Minimum Wage shows how a
defense of the minimum wage built on a communal sense of
responsibility rests on a strong tradition of civic republicanism
and strengthens the hope for a truly democratic society.
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