Author:
Karjanen, David J. author.
Imprint:Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016]
Descriptionxi, 292 pages ; 23 cm.
Note:Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Changing urban fortunes -- Subsidizing capital and expanding low-wage work -- A good job is hard to find -- Working in the servant class -- Working in the hospitality industry -- Working retail in the inner city -- Working on, off, and around the books -- Living in the servant class economy -- Do-it-yourself safety nets -- Asset poverty and the high cost of fringe banking -- The low-income trap: barriers to economic mobility -- Conclusion: an expanding servant class or a pathway to prosperity? -- Appendix A. The communities -- Appendix B. Servant class occupations in san diego -- Appendix C. Survey data and methodology chronology -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-286) and index.
