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Book Title: Chutes and Ladders : Navigating the Low-Wage Labor Market
Item Length: 0.9in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.6in
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
