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Why every American should have the right to a job at a living wage
Contents
AcknowledgmentsPart I: Introduction1. Why a Right to a Job at a Living Wage?Part II: Reeducating Ourselves about What It Means to Be Poor2. Myths and Facts about Poverty and Work3. Our History Shapes Our Thinking4. Current Official Definition of Poverty5. A New Definition of PovertyPart III: Poverty and Lack of Work6. The Extent of Unemployment and Underemployment7. The Cost of Unemployment and UnderemploymentPart IV: Work and Poverty8. The Working Poor9. Low-Wage WorkPart V: A Constitutional Right to a Job at a Living Wage10. A Constitutional Amendment11. Support for a Right to a Job12. Support for a Right to Living Wages13. How Might a Constitutional Amendment Work?14. The Way to End Poverty as We Know ItNotesSuggested Web Resources for Further ReadingSelected BibliographyIndex
