Hunger Discipline and Social Parasites the Political Economy of the Living Wage  

Oleh:

Robinson, Tony

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Urban Affairs Review vol. 39 no. 4 (Mar. 2004), page 246-268.
Topik: living wage; political economy; fiscal restructuring; Denver; Colorado; tax increment financing (TIF); growth subsidies
Fulltext: 246UAR394.pdf (120.81KB)

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This article examines how New Deal commitments to a living wage were overturned by neoliberal market forces after the 1970s capital accumulation crisis. A period of urban financialization followed, characterized by a shift of urban fortunes away from labor and toward capital. Today's living wage movement critiques the resulting economy in which top-tier success is linked to declining worker prospects. Advocates argue that businesses receiving government contracts or subsidies should pay a living wage that allowsworkers to support the average family in reasonable comfort. This article explores arguments for and against this movement, using Denver, Colorado, as a case study.

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