books.google.com - The minimum wage appears to be a standard economic regulatory measure, yet a politics of symbolism more than anything else defines the political contests that periodically erupt over it. Detractors abhor its corruption of market principles, while proponents see it as a measure of society's symbolic commitment...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Politics_of_the_Minimum_Wage.html?id=8S3yprp223kC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Politics of the Minimum Wage
