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UNINA9910826494103321 |
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Titolo |
Labour markets, institutions and inequality : building just societies in the 21st century / / edited by Janine Berg |
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Cheltenham, [England] ; ; Northampton, Massachusetts : , : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, , 2015 |
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2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (430 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Industrial organization |
Labor market |
Labor supply |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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title page; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Labour market institutions - the building blocks of just societies; PART I Macroeconomic policies, development and inequality; 2. Economic development and inequality: revisiting the Kuznets curve; 3. Renewing the full employment compact: issues, evidence and policy implications; PART II Income from work; 4. Unions and collective bargaining; 5. Minimum wages and inequality; 6. Temporary contracts and wage inequality; 7. The 'deconstruction' of part-time work; PART III Social transfers and income redistribution |
8. Redistribution policies 9. Pensions and other social security income transfers; 10. Income support for the unemployed and the poor; 11. Public social services and income inequality; PART IV The impact of labour market institutions on different groups; 12. Labour market institutions and gender equality; 13. Inequalities and the impact of labour market institutions on migrant workers; 14. Labour market inequality between youth and adults: a special case?; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This edited volume examines the potential of labour market institutions for ensuring equitable income distribution. Using empirical examples from both developed and developing countries, it analyses the connections between macroeconomic policies and inequality as well as |
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