Vital Minimum

Auteur: Simmons, Dana
Editeur: The University of Chicago Press
What constitutes a need? Who gets to decide what people do or do not need? The author traces the history of this concept, revealing the intersections between technologies of measurement, such as calorimeters and social surveys, and technologies of wages and welfare, such as minimum wages, poor aid, and welfare programs.
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What constitutes a need? Who gets to decide what people do or do not need? The author traces the history of this concept, revealing the intersections between technologies of measurement, such as calorimeters and social surveys, and technologies of wages and welfare, such as minimum wages, poor aid, and welfare programs.
ISBN / EAN 9780226251561
Auteur Simmons, Dana
Editeur The University of Chicago Press