Macroeconomic policy and a living wage: the employment act as redistributive economics, 1944–1969
Auteur :
Stabile, Donald R.
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783030019976
Date de publication :
12 nov. 2018
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
The author argues that macroeconomic policy in the USA consisted of a dual approach of using a living wage to increase consumption with higher wages, and fiscal policy to create jobs and higher levels of consumption, therefore forming a hybrid system of redistributive economics.