March 2007    

For your convenience the Current Topics list is also available in an MS Excel spreadsheet. click here BETRAYAL OF WORK: HOW LOW-WAGE JOBS FAIL 30 MILLION AMERICANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AUTHOR: SHULMAN, BETH IMPRINT: NEW PRESS LC CALL NUMBER: HD4975.S46 2003 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 1565847334 ISBN-13: 9781565847330 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $25.95 BULLY OF BENTONVILLE: HOW THE HIGH COST OF WAL-MART'S EVERYDAY LOW PRICES IS HURTING AMERICA AUTHOR: BIANCO, ANTHONY IMPRINT: DOUBLEDAY LC CALL NUMBER: HF5429.215.U6B52 2006 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 0385513569 ISBN-13: 9780385513562 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $24.95 CASE FOR THE LIVING WAGE AUTHOR: WALTMAN, JEROLD L., 1945- IMPRINT: ALGORA PUBLISHING LC CALL NUMBER: HD4918.W264 2004 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 0875863035 ISBN-13: 9780875863030 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $28.95 CASE OF THE MINIMUM WAGE: COMPETING POLICY MODELS AUTHOR: LEVIN-WALDMAN, OREN M. IMPRINT: STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK PRESS LC CALL NUMBER: HD4918.L447 2001 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 079144855X ISBN-13: 9780791448557 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $62.50 ENDING POVERTY AS WE KNOW IT: GUARANTEEING A RIGHT TO A JOB AT A LIVING WAGE AUTHOR: QUIGLEY, WILLIAM P. IMPRINT: TEMPLE UNIV. PRESS LC CALL NUMBER: HD4975.Q54 2003 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 1592130321 ISBN-13: 9781592130320 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $54.50 FUNDAMENTALS OF MINIMUM WAGE FIXING AUTHOR: EYRAUD, FRANCOIS IMPRINT: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE LC CALL NUMBER: HD4917 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 9221170144 ISBN-13: 9789221170143 B&T         YBP BINDING: PAPER LIST PRICE: $24.95 GLOBALIZATION AND THE POLITICS OF PAY: POLICY CHOICES IN THE AMERICAN STATES AUTHOR: HANSEN, SUSAN B. IMPRINT: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS LC CALL NUMBER: HD4975.H315 2006 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 1589010884 ISBN-13: 9781589010888 B&T         YBP BINDING: PAPER LIST PRICE: $24.95 HOW LIVING WAGE LAWS AFFECT LOW-WAGE WORKERS AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AUTHOR: NEUMARK, DAVID IMPRINT: PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA LC CALL NUMBER: HD4973.N48 2002 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 1582130434 ISBN-13: 9781582130439 B&T         YBP BINDING: PAPER LIST PRICE: $15.00 IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ON WAGES EDITOR: ROBERT C. FEENSTRA IMPRINT: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS LC CALL NUMBER: HD5710.75.U6I447 2000 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 0226239632 ISBN-13: 9780226239637 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $62.00 JOBS AREN'T ENOUGH: TOWARD A NEW ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AUTHOR: IVERSEN, ROBERTA REHNER IMPRINT: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS LC CALL NUMBER: HD8066.I94 2006 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 159213355X ISBN-13: 9781592133550 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $74.50 KNOWLEDGE, INEQUALITY AND GROWTH IN THE NEW ECONOMY AUTHOR: NAHUIS, RICHARD IMPRINT: EDWARD ELGAR LC CALL NUMBER: HC79.I55N34 2003 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 1843763230 ISBN-13: 9781843763239 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $135.00 LABORING BELOW THE LINE: THE NEW ETHNOGRAPHY OF POVERTY, LOW-WAGE WORK, AND SURVIVAL IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY EDITOR: FRANK MUNGER IMPRINT: RUSSELL SAGE LC CALL NUMBER: HD8072.5.L33 2002 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 0871546175 ISBN-13: 9780871546173 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $42.50 LIVING WAGE: BUILDING A FAIR ECONOMY AUTHOR: POLLIN, ROBERT IMPRINT: NEW PRESS LC CALL NUMBER: HD4918 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 1565845889 ISBN-13: 9781565845886 B&T         YBP BINDING: PAPER LIST PRICE: $15.95 LOW-WAGE WORKERS IN THE NEW ECONOMY EDITOR: RICHARD KAZIS IMPRINT: URBAN INSTITUTE LC CALL NUMBER: HD8072.5.L68 2001 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 0877667055 ISBN-13: 9780877667056 B&T         YBP BINDING: PAPER LIST PRICE: $32.50 MINIMUM WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT: STATIC AND DYNAMIC NON-MARKET-CLEARING EQUILIBRIUM MODELS AUTHOR: RAGACS, CHRISTIAN, 1962- IMPRINT: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LC CALL NUMBER: HD4917.R34 2004 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 1403934983 ISBN-13: 9781403934987 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $75.00 MINIMUM WAGES AND POVERTY: AN EVALUATION OF POLICY ALTERNATIVES AUTHOR: FORMBY, JOHN P. IMPRINT: ELSEVIER LC CALL NUMBER: HC110.S9 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 0444520295 ISBN-13: 9780444520296 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $105.00 MOVING UP OR MOVING ON: WHO ADVANCES IN THE LOW-WAGE LABOR MARKET AUTHOR: ANDERSSON, FREDRIK, 1968- IMPRINT: RUSSELL SAGE LC CALL NUMBER: HD4918.A59 2005 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 0871540576 ISBN-13: 9780871540577 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $29.95 NICKEL AND DIMED: ON (NOT) GETTING BY IN AMERICA AUTHOR: EHRENREICH, BARBARA IMPRINT: HENRY HOLT LC CALL NUMBER: HD4918.E375 2001 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 0805063889 ISBN-13: 9780805063882 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $23.00 POLITICS OF THE MINIMUM WAGE AUTHOR: WALTMAN, JEROLD L., 1945- IMPRINT: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS LC CALL NUMBER: HD4918.W265 2000 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 0252025458 ISBN-13: 9780252025457 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $24.95 RAISE THE FLOOR: WAGES AND POLICIES THAT WORK FOR ALL OF US AUTHOR: SKLAR, HOLLY, 1955- IMPRINT: MS FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN LC CALL NUMBER: HD4975.S485 2002 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 0896086836 ISBN-13: 9780896086838 B&T         YBP BINDING: PAPER LIST PRICE: $12.00 RISING WAGE INEQUALITY: THE 1980S EXPERIENCE IN URBAN LABOR MARKETS AUTHOR: HYCLAK, THOMAS IMPRINT: W.E. UPJOHN INSTITUTE LC CALL NUMBER: HD4975.H929 2000 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 0880992085 ISBN-13: 9780880992084 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $40.00 SHAFTED: FREE TRADE AND AMERICA'S WORKING POOR EDITOR: CHRISTINE AHN IMPRINT: FOOD FIRST LC CALL NUMBER: HF1455 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 0935028927 ISBN-13: 9780935028928 B&T         YBP BINDING: PAPER LIST PRICE: $10.00 UNSEEN AMERICA: PHOTOS AND STORIES BY WORKERS EDITOR: ESTHER COHEN IMPRINT: REGAN BOOKS LC CALL NUMBER: TR681.W65U57 2006 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 0060594063 ISBN-13: 9780060594060 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $39.95 VALUE OF A DOLLAR, 1600-1865: COLONIAL ERA TO THE CIVIL WAR AUTHOR: DERKS, SCOTT IMPRINT: GREY HOUSE PUBLISHING LC CALL NUMBER: HB235.U6 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 1592370942 ISBN-13: 9781592370948 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $145.00 VALUE OF A DOLLAR: PRICES AND INCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1860-2004 AUTHOR: DERKS, SCOTT IMPRINT: GREY HOUSE PUBLISHING LC CALL NUMBER: HB235.U6V35 2004 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 1592370748 ISBN-13: 9781592370740 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $145.00 WAGE AND HOUR LAWS: A STATE-BY-STATE SURVEY EDITOR: GREGORY K. MCGILLIVARY IMPRINT: BNA BOOKS LC CALL NUMBER: KF3490.Z95W34 2004 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 157018397X ISBN-13: 9781570183973 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $325.00 WAGES, EMPLOYMENT, DISTRIBUTION AND GROWTH: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES EDITOR: ECKHARD HEIN IMPRINT: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LC CALL NUMBER: HD5706.W24 2006 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 140394962X ISBN-13: 9781403949622 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $95.00 WAL-MART: THE FACE OF TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY CAPITALISM EDITOR: NELSON LICHTENSTEIN IMPRINT: NEW PRESS LC CALL NUMBER: HF5429.215.U6W35 2005 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 1595580352 ISBN-13: 9781595580351 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $60.00 WHO BENEFITS AND WHO PAYS FOR MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES IN CALIFORNIA?: A PERSPECTIVE ON PROPOSITION 210 AUTHOR: MACURDY, THOMAS E. IMPRINT: HOOVER INSTITUTION PRESS LC CALL NUMBER: HD4919.C2M33 2000 LEVEL: ADV-AC ISBN: 0817958320 ISBN-13: 9780817958329 B&T         YBP BINDING: PAPER LIST PRICE: $5.00 WORKING POOR: INVISIBLE IN AMERICA AUTHOR: SHIPLER, DAVID K. IMPRINT: ALFRED A. KNOPF LC CALL NUMBER: HC110.P6S48 2004 LEVEL: GEN-AC ISBN: 0375408908 ISBN-13: 9780375408908 B&T         YBP BINDING: CLOTH LIST PRICE: $27.50 Published by YBP Library Services 999 Maple St., Contoocook, NH 03229 USA v: 800.258.3774   f: 603.746.5628 w: www.ybp.com   e: academia@ybp.com All rights reserved.