Can working families ever win? / Jody Heymann [and others] ; edited by Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers for Boston Review.

Other author Heymann, Jody, 1959-
Other author Cohen, Joshua, 1951-
Other author Rogers, Joel, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Beacon Press, ©2002.
Descriptionx, 141 pages ; 21 cm.
Subjects
Working poor--United States.
Working poor--Government policy. --United States.
Wages--United States.

SeriesNew democracy forum
New democracy forum. ^A409363
Contents Can working families ever win? / Jody Heymann -- Freedom and opportunity / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Limited options / Anne Alstott -- The value of care / Jean Tronto -- The place of education / James P. Comer -- The political bind / Theda Skocpol -- Adding gender and work / Lotte Bailyn -- Costs and benefits / William A. Galston -- The dismal science / Susan Moller Okin -- Strength in numbers / Karen Nussbaum -- Beyond opportunity / Isabelle Ferreras -- The right time / Thomas A. Kochan -- Sharing the burden / Myra Marx Ferree -- A new vision / Bradley K. Googins -- Affordable policies / Jodi Grant -- Policy matters / Frances Fox Piven -- Reply / Jody Heymann.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2002002446
ISBN0807004537 (pbk. : alk. paper)