The Living Wage: Its Ethical and Economic Aspects

By John A. Ryan

Book Overview

During the first half of the twentieth century, John A. Ryan developed and promoted moral arguments for reforming the economy of the United States. He was an advocate of minimum wage legislation and child labor restrictions, and he was very much involved in Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Closely connected with lawmakers, Ryan's influence has been extensive in American public policy. In the present volume he lays out the Catholic principle of the Living Wage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532703554
• ISBN13: 9781532703553
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"