Unlevel Playing Fields: Understanding Wage Inequality and Discrimination

Edition:

2nd

Date of publication:

Dec. 2004

ISBN:

1-878585-47-9

Pages:

233

Price:

$28.95

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Unlevel Playing Fields presents a uniquely usable, one-volume introduction to wage inequality and discrimination in the United States labor market. At the same time, it is an excellent introduction to and overview of the most important strands of thought in contemporary political economy. The authors also offer several bold policy proposals to rectify labor market inequalities. An ideal book for classroom use.

"I used this book as part of a course on poverty and discrimination. The students love it. Many have said it is the best economics book they have ever read."—Doug Orr, Assistant Professor of Economics, Eastern Washington University

Randy Albelda is Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

Robert W. Drago is Professor of Labor Studies and Women's Studies at the Pennsylvania State University.

Steven Shulman is Professor of Economics at Colorado State University.