About 27.5 million Americans—nearly 24 percent of the labor force—earn less than $8.70 an hour, not enough to keep a family of four out of poverty, even wor
As global flows of goods, capital, information, and people accelerate competitive pressure on businesses throughout the industrialized world, firms have respond
In France, low wages have historically inspired tremendous political controversy. The social and political issues at stake center on integrating the working cla
The Danish economy offers a dose of American labor market flexibility inside a European welfare state. The Danish government allows employers a relatively high