Rewarding Work
Edmund S. Phelps
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Rewarding Work
Published
October 30, 2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pages
208
ISBN-13
9780674026940
ISBN-10
0674026942
Description
Edmund Phelps underscores the importance of earning a respectable wage to foster self-worth and responsibility. He shows that earning such a wage has been increasingly hard for those at the low end of the wage distribution as productivity has come to rely more on knowledge and skills and less on brawn and hard work. A crucial task for our economic and political system, Phelps asserts, is to devise methods to help less productive workers draw a reasonable wage, thereby reintegrating them into the economic mainstream. Phelp's solution is a graduated schedule of tax subsidies to enterprises for every low-wage worker they employ. As firms hired more of these workers, the labor market would tighten and pay levels would rise. Ultimately the program would be largely self-financing, because its cost would be offset by reductions in the cost of welfare, crime, and medical care - as well as by taxes paid by formerly unemployed workers. Rewarding Work is an essay in what could be called economic engineering - in this case, the engineering of wage structures to help low-wage American workers achieve self-sufficiency and self-respect.
Subjects
Welfare reform
Enterprise zones--1983
A short history of U.S. agricultural trade negotiations
Koyō chōsei joseikin jukyū jigyōsho no keiei to koyō
Child care
Suoran työllistämistuen kokeilu (mom. 34.50.44)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Rewarding Work?
This edition of Rewarding Work has approximately 208 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Rewarding Work?
For most readers, Rewarding Work typically takes between 4h 20m and 2h 53m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 52,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 3h 28m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 7 days • Estimated word count: 52,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Rewarding Work?
The estimated word count for Rewarding Work is approximately 52,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Rewarding Work?
Rewarding Work was written by Edmund S. Phelps.
When was Rewarding Work published?
The publication date for this specific edition is October 30, 2007. The original work may have been published on a different date.