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Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom in the Low-Wage Labor Market
Jane L. Collins
Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom in the Low-Wage Labor Market
Jane L. Collins
Studies the working poor in the United States, focusing on the relation between welfare and low-wage earnings among working mothers. Grounded in the experience of thirty-three women living in Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin, this title tells the story of their struggle to balance child care and wage-earning in poorly paying jobs.
264 pages, 16 halftones, 8 line drawings, 3 tables
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 1, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9780226114064 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 264 |
Dimensions | 229 × 154 × 21 mm · 384 g |
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