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The Inequality of pay /

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Why should anyone earn ten times more than another? The economists answer relies mainly on supply and demand in the labour market, but the sociologist finds more significance in the differentiation of the labour force by class, status and power. This book examines the evidence.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Henry Phelps, 1906-1994
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [1979], ©1977.
Subjects:
Income distribution.
Wages.
Revenu > Répartition.
Income distribution
Wages
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Why should anyone earn ten times more than another? The economists answer relies mainly on supply and demand in the labour market, but the sociologist finds more significance in the differentiation of the labour force by class, status and power. This book examines the evidence.
Item Description:Originally published: 1977.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 360 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-347) and indexes.
ISBN:0198850972
9780198850977
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0191596787
0191574023
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