1. Introduction to Living Wages Around the Globe Deborah M. Figart Part One: What Is a Living? 2. The Right to an Individual Living Wage John A. Ryan 3. Wages and Hours: Historical and Contemporary Linkages Ellen Mutari and Deborah M. Figart 4. Living Wage Laws and the Case for a Targeted Wage Subsidy David A.
Macpherson 5. The Determination of Living Wages David H. Ciscel Part Two: Living Wage and Low Pay Campaigns: Contemporary Global Activism 6. The Living Wage Movement Mushrooms in the United States David B. Reynolds 7. Organizing Homeworkers in Toronto's Garment Industry Jonathan Eaton and Alexandra Dagg 8. British Living Wage and Low Pay Campaigns Damian P. Grimshaw 9.
The Living Wage in Australia: History, Recent Developments, and Current Challenges John Buchanan , Ian Watson , and Gabrielle Meagher 10. The Fight for Living Standards in New Zealand Prue Hyman Part Three: Evidence and Lessons from U.S. Empirical Studies 11. The Miami Living Wage Ordinance: Primary and Secondary Effects Bruce Nissen 12. Minimum Wages and Living Wages: Raising Incomes by Mandating Wage Floors David Neumark 13. The Economic Impact of Living Wage Policies Mark D. Brenner 14.
Living Wages in US Communities: An Analysis of Costs of Services and Economic Development Andrew J. Elmore.