A new report from the Brookings Institute has found that low-wage work is more prevalent than expected.
“Labor market conditions are not acts of God or inevitable. They are shaped by policies, investments, institutions, and norms. Nor are citizens, workers, government, and businesses helpless against impersonal market forces. They have agency. Policies, investments, institutions, and norms can be changed- although, admittedly, it is rarely easy or quick to do so.”
Click on the report cover to read more.
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