{"product_id":"the-squeezed-middle-the-pressure-on-ordinary-workers-in-america-and-britain","title":"The squeezed middle: The Pressure on Ordinary Workers in America and Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs wages stagnate but living costs keep rising, the pressure on working\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e people grows more intense. The issue of living standards has become one of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e the most urgent challenges for politicians in both Britain and America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'The squeezed middle' brings together experts from both sides of the Atlantic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e to ask what the UK can learn from the US. American workers have not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e benefited from growth for an entire generation - the average American worker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e earned no more in 2009 than in 1975. Now British workers are undergoing a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e similar experience. No longer can they assume that when the economy grows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e their wages will grow with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection brings together for the first time leading economic and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e policy thinkers to analyse the impact of different policies on those on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e low-to middle incomes and to explain what lessons the UK can learn from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e America's 'lost generation'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This timely book is essential reading for everyone concerned about the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e living standards crisis, an issue which could decide elections as well as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e shaping the future for millions of working families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781447308935\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Very Good — £2.02","offer_id":47915919671473,"sku":"SB-144730893X-C2","price":2.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/144730893X.jpg?v=1789690591","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-squeezed-middle-the-pressure-on-ordinary-workers-in-america-and-britain","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}