Raising the Floor

“Shanna Rose’s magisterial account shows how the development of the minimum wage reflects nearly every political struggle of the last 100 years: the central roles of race and gender; the growing toll of polarization on combating inequality; the increased importance of the states in the face of federal gridlock; but also states’ capacity limitations. This fascinating book illuminates central aspects of American policymaking, such as federalism, interest groups, policy sclerosis, and preemption. A signal achievement.” – Andrea Louise Campbell | author of “Taxation and Resentment: Race, Policy, and Class in American Tax Attitudes”
“This exhaustively researched book highlights the wide range of federal, state, and local venues in the U.S. federal system where groups and officials have shaped minimum-wage policy. Raising the Floor makes important contributions to our understanding of the consequences of federalism and also offers insights for scholars of American political development, American political economy, and social welfare policy.” – John Dinan | author of “State Constitutional Politics: Governing by Amendment in the American States”

Shanna Rose is the Alice Tweed Tuohy Professor of Management and Government and founding director of Claremont McKenna College’s public policy major.

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