Living wages around the world : manual for measurement, Richard Anker (Senior Research Fellow, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, formerly of the International Labour Organization), Martha Anker (Independent researcher, formerly of the World Health Organization and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
The Resource Living wages around the world : manual for measurement, Richard Anker (Senior Research Fellow, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, formerly of the International Labour Organization), Martha Anker (Independent researcher, formerly of the World Health Organization and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
Living wages around the world : manual for measurement, Richard Anker (Senior Research Fellow, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, formerly of the International Labour Organization), Martha Anker (Independent researcher, formerly of the World Health Organization and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
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- Summary
- "This manual describes a new methodology to measure a decent but basic standard of living in different countries and how much workers need to earn to afford this, making it possible for researchers to estimate comparable living wages around the world and determine gaps between living wages and prevailing wages, even in countries with limited secondary data" -- From the publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 379 pages
- Contents
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- Foreward / Robert Pollin
- Introduction
- Overview of the Anker living wage methodology
- Model diet for a living wage
- Local food prices
- Local housing standard for a living wage
- Local cost of decent housing for a living wage
- Non-food and non-housing costs
- Post checks of non-food non-housing costs : introduction
- Health care cost rapid assessment post check
- Education cost rapid assessment post check
- Provision for unexpected events and sustainability
- Family size for a living wage
- Numbers of workers per family
- Take home pay required and taking statutory deductions into account
- Measuring prevailing wages to compare to a living wage
- In kind benefits as partial payment of a living wage
- Living wage in context : wage ladder and wage trends
- Suggested outline of a living wage report
- Summary tables to include in a living wage report
- Updating a living wage estimate
- Isbn
- 9781786431479
- Label
- Living wages around the world : manual for measurement
- Title
- Living wages around the world
- Title remainder
- manual for measurement
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Anker (Senior Research Fellow, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, formerly of the International Labour Organization), Martha Anker (Independent researcher, formerly of the World Health Organization and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This manual describes a new methodology to measure a decent but basic standard of living in different countries and how much workers need to earn to afford this, making it possible for researchers to estimate comparable living wages around the world and determine gaps between living wages and prevailing wages, even in countries with limited secondary data" -- From the publisher
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1943-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Anker, Richard
- Dewey number
- 331.2/3
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD4917
- LC item number
- .A55 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Anker, Martha
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Living wage movement
- Cost and standard of living
- Cost and standard of living
- Living wage movement
- Existenzminimum
- Internationaler Vergleich
- Label
- Living wages around the world : manual for measurement, Richard Anker (Senior Research Fellow, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, formerly of the International Labour Organization), Martha Anker (Independent researcher, formerly of the World Health Organization and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-360) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreward / Robert Pollin -- Introduction -- Overview of the Anker living wage methodology -- Model diet for a living wage -- Local food prices -- Local housing standard for a living wage -- Local cost of decent housing for a living wage -- Non-food and non-housing costs -- Post checks of non-food non-housing costs : introduction -- Health care cost rapid assessment post check -- Education cost rapid assessment post check -- Provision for unexpected events and sustainability -- Family size for a living wage -- Numbers of workers per family -- Take home pay required and taking statutory deductions into account -- Measuring prevailing wages to compare to a living wage -- In kind benefits as partial payment of a living wage -- Living wage in context : wage ladder and wage trends -- Suggested outline of a living wage report -- Summary tables to include in a living wage report -- Updating a living wage estimate
- Control code
- 960286428
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xi, 379 pages
- Isbn
- 9781786431479
- Lccn
- 2016949932
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)960286428
- Label
- Living wages around the world : manual for measurement, Richard Anker (Senior Research Fellow, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, formerly of the International Labour Organization), Martha Anker (Independent researcher, formerly of the World Health Organization and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-360) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreward / Robert Pollin -- Introduction -- Overview of the Anker living wage methodology -- Model diet for a living wage -- Local food prices -- Local housing standard for a living wage -- Local cost of decent housing for a living wage -- Non-food and non-housing costs -- Post checks of non-food non-housing costs : introduction -- Health care cost rapid assessment post check -- Education cost rapid assessment post check -- Provision for unexpected events and sustainability -- Family size for a living wage -- Numbers of workers per family -- Take home pay required and taking statutory deductions into account -- Measuring prevailing wages to compare to a living wage -- In kind benefits as partial payment of a living wage -- Living wage in context : wage ladder and wage trends -- Suggested outline of a living wage report -- Summary tables to include in a living wage report -- Updating a living wage estimate
- Control code
- 960286428
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xi, 379 pages
- Isbn
- 9781786431479
- Lccn
- 2016949932
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)960286428
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