{"product_id":"the-squeezed-middle-the-pressure-on-ordinary-workers-in-america-and-britain","title":"Squeezed Middle","description":"As wages stagnate but living costs keep rising, the pressure on working\npeople grows more intense. The issue of living standards has become one of\nthe most urgent challenges for politicians in both Britain and America.\n\n'The squeezed middle' brings together experts from both sides of the Atlantic\nto ask what the UK can learn from the US. American workers have not\nbenefited from growth for an entire generation - the average American worker\nearned no more in 2009 than in 1975. Now British workers are undergoing a\nsimilar experience. No longer can they assume that when the economy grows\ntheir wages will grow with it.\n\nThis collection brings together for the first time leading economic and\npolicy thinkers to analyse the impact of different policies on those on\nlow-to middle incomes and to explain what lessons the UK can learn from\nAmerica's 'lost generation'.\n\nThis timely book is essential reading for everyone concerned about the\nliving standards crisis, an issue which could decide elections as well as\nshaping the future for millions of working families.","brand":"Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54021810848088,"sku":null,"price":92.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781447308942__67ad0783aaeb7.jpg?v=1741135167","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-squeezed-middle-the-pressure-on-ordinary-workers-in-america-and-britain","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}