Comparable Worth: The Labor Theory of Value and Worse.

Baird, Charles W.

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ERIC Number: EJ316712

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1985

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Comparable Worth: The Labor Theory of Value and Worse.

Baird, Charles W.

Government Union Review, v6 n1 p1-29 Win 1985

The concept of comparable worth is criticized for possible problems it could cause in the assessment of comparable values of different occupational categories, the cost to taxpayers, and the chaos it could cause in the economic system. (MD)

Descriptors: Clerical Workers, Court Litigation, Economics, Electricians, Employment Level, Government Employees, Nurses, Salary Wage Differentials, Sex Discrimination, Skills, Wages, Work Environment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Washington

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