The Quest for a Living Wage: The History of the Federal Minimum Wage Program

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The wages of workers are a primary determinant of a worker's standard of living. There has been a long history of governmental action attempting to construct a fair and equitable method of ensuring a living wage to the worker. This book traces the historical developmental process, examining the theory behind minimum wage programs and the first 50 years of the operation of the American Fair Labor Standards Act. Here are gathered key data and information that explain the effects of the FLSA on the worker and the employer.

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"Many readers will learn much about the particular topics O'Brien addresses from this well-researched book....[W]orkers' Paradox successfully encourages readers to examine critically the state Americans often forgot they had created."-Book Reviews
Many readers will learn much about the particular topics O'Brien addresses from this well-researched book....[W]orkers' Paradox successfully encourages readers to examine critically the state Americans often forgot they had created.-Book Reviews
The work is solid and will be useful to people seriously engaged in wage discussions, as well as of interest to historians because of the economic, social, and political coverage.-National Productivity Review
"The work is solid and will be useful to people seriously engaged in wage discussions, as well as of interest to historians because of the economic, social, and political coverage."-National Productivity Review

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WILLIS J. NORDLUND is Dean, School of Business at the College of West Virginia./e He is former Regional Director of the Office of Worker's Compensation Programs and was the Executive and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Labor from 1976 to 1980. Dr. Nordlund has worked in areas dealing with wages for many years.