| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Alternative voices in contemporary economics |
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Alternative voices in contemporary economics.
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| Contents |
Introduction : prevailing wage regulations and public policy in the construction industry / Hamid Azari-Rad, Peter Philips, and Mark J. Prus -- The American construction industry : an overview / Gerald Finkel -- Thoughtless think tanks : sound bite thinking about the history and intent of prevailing wage laws / Hamid Azari-Rad and Peter Philips -- Prevailing wage laws, unions, and minority employment in construction / Dale Belman -- Prevailing wage laws and construction costs : evidence from British Columbia's skills development and fair wage policy / Kevin Duncan and Mark J. Prus -- Wage regulation and training : the impact of state prevailing wage laws on apprenticeship / Cihan Bilginsoy -- Prevailing wage laws and injury rates in construction / Hamid Azari-Rad -- Benefits vs. wages : how prevailing wage laws affect the mix and magnitude of compensation to construction workers / Jeffrey S. Petersen and Erin M. Godtland -- Health care subsidies in construction : does the public sector subsidize low wage contractors? / C. Jeffrey Waddoups -- Pension and health insurance coverage in construction labor markets / Mark A. Price |
| Summary |
This book, for the first time, brings together scholarly research in the economics of prevailing wages placed in historical and institutional context |
| Notes |
Originally published in 2005 by Ashgate Publishing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed March 7, 2017) |
| Subject |
Wages -- Construction workers -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Wages -- Construction workers -- Law and legislation.
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Wages -- Construction workers -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Azari-Rad, Hamid, editor.
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Philips, Peter, 1947- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781351891059 |
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1351891057 |
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0754632555 |
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9780754632559 |
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