Inequality and prosperity : social Europe vs. liberal America / Jonas Pontusson.

Author
Pontusson, Jonas [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2005.
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations

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Series
Cornell studies in political economy [More in this series]
Summary note
Jonas Pontusson opposes the notion of convergence: he believes that social-market economies can survive and flourish in the contemporary world economy. Among the areas he explores are labour-market dynamics, income distribution, wage bargaining and changing possibilities for the welfare state.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index.
Source of description
Print version record.
Contents
  • Rethinking the trade-off between growth and equality
  • Varieties of capitalism
  • Income distribution and labor markets
  • Employment performance
  • Macro-economic management and wage bargaining
  • Participation, security, mobility, and skills
  • Welfare states, redistribution, and economic growth
  • Welfare states in retrenchment
  • Directions for progressive reform.
Other title(s)
Social Europe vs. liberal America
ISBN
  • 9781501713385 ((electronic bk.))
  • 1501713388 ((electronic bk.))
  • 0801489709
  • 9780801489709
  • 0801443512
  • 9780801443510
OCLC
972331113
International Article Number
  • 9780801489709
  • 9780801443510
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