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Chutes And Ladders: Navigating The Low-Wage Labor Market

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Book Title: Chutes and Ladders : Navigating the Low-Wage Labor Market

Item Length: 0.9in

Item Height: 0.1in

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Author: Katherine S. Newman

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Ethnic Studies / General, Careers / General, Discrimination & Race Relations, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Poverty & Homelessness, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Economic Conditions, Public Policy / Economic Policy

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Publication Year: 2008

Genre: Business & Economics, Social Science, Political Science

Item Weight: 17.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 432 Pages

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