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Citation

McGuire, Randall H. & Woodsong, Cynthia (1992). Binghamton: The Secrets of a Backwater. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Abstract

This book examines the intimate link between the micro-structures of households and the structures of the world-economy at a global level. It seeks to explain differences in wage levels for work of comparable productivity by examining the different structures of households as "income-pooling units." The authors argue that the boundaries and sources of income of households are molded by the changing patterns of the world-economy, but are also modes of defense against its pressures. Empirical data is drawn from eight local regions in three different zones: the United States, Mexico and southern Africa.

Reference Type

Book Section

Year Published

1992

Author(s)

McGuire, Randall H.
Woodsong, Cynthia