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Minimum Wages in Central and Eastern Europe
From Protection to DestitutionGuy Standing
Central European University Press, 1995
Since the late 1980s, incomes have fallen sharply in most countries of Central and Eastern Europe, while unemployment and poverty rates have risen dramatically. In most countries during that period, the statutory minimum wage has been supposed to be an anchor of the social protection system and the wage structure, protecting the low-paid and those dependent on state benefits. Unfortunately for those affected, the level of the minimum wage has been allowed to drop to well below the "poverty level" and has ceased to protect anyone. This book considers the evidence and the implications of this development, and recommends a series of reforms.
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Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I
The Prehispanic Settlement Patterns of the Central and Southern Parts of the Valley of Oaxaca, MexicoRichard E. Blanton, Stephen Kowalewski, Gary Feinman, and Jill Appel
University of Michigan Press, 1982
In this work, the authors interpret archaeological data on roughly 3000 years of human history in the Valley of Oaxaca, from roughly 1500 BC to AD 1500. They integrate information on settlement patterns, political and social organization, artifact distribution, and more.
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