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Record Nr.

UNINA9910855367903321

Autore

Furuoka Fumitaka

Titolo

Disability and employment : towards a humanistic economy / / Fumitaka Furuoka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore, : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

981-9722-56-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

362.40484

Soggetti

Employee health promotion

Labor economics

Personnel management

Employee Health and Wellbeing

Labor Economics

Human Resource Development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background: A One-Billion-People Question -- 1.2 Linking Disability with Employment -- 1.3 Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 Understanding Disability in the Context of the Labour Market and Production -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Origins of the Notion of Disability -- 2.3 Disability, Production and Labour Market -- 2.4 Critique of the Basic Principle of Capitalism -- 2.5 Three Frameworks for the Conceptualisation of Disability -- 2.5.1 The Medical Model -- 2.5.2 The Social Model -- 2.5.3 The Capability Model -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Appendix 2.1: Mathematical Elucidations of the Disability‒Employment Incompatibility -- References -- 3 Debating the Disability‒Employment Relationship in the Labour Market -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Trends in Scholarly Publications on the Disability‒Employment Relationship -- 3.3 The Disability‒Employment Debate -- 3.3.1 Previous Research Reporting Presence of Negative Effect -- 3.3.2 Previous Research Reporting Absence of Negative Effect -- 3.4 The Disability‒Employment Debate in the Global Context -- 3.5 Critique of the Earlier Studies -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Patterns



and Convergence of Unemployment Rate among People with Disabilities: Testing the "Law of One Unemployment Rate" -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Previous Research on Unemployment Hysteresis -- 4.3 Data and Methods -- 4.4 Empirical Findings on the Patterns of Unemployment Rates -- 4.5 Summary of the Empirical Findings on the Patterns of Unemployment Rates -- 4.6 Empirical Findings on the Convergence of Unemployment Rates -- 4.7 Summary of the Empirical Findings on Convergence of the Unemployment Rates -- 4.8 Conclusion -- Appendix 4.1 Theory of Hysteresis in Unemployment -- Appendix 4.2 Econometric Methods for the Analysis of the "Law of One Unemployment Rate" -- References.

5 What are the Determinants of the Disability Unemployment Gap? -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Data and Methodology -- 5.3 Findings from Descriptive Statistics -- 5.4 Findings from Inferential Statistical Analysis -- 5.5 Conclusion -- Appendix 5.1 Tables on Disability Unemployment Gap and Its Determinants -- Appendix 5.2 Statistical Methods in the Analysis of Determinants of Disability Unemployment Gap -- References -- 6 Labour Market Interventions to Reduce the Disability Unemployment Gap -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Theoretical Model for Employment of People with Disabilities -- 6.2.1 Canonical Search Model -- 6.2.2 Procyclical Assumption for Employment of People with Disabilities -- 6.3 Labour Market Outcomes -- 6.4 Labour Market Interventions -- 6.4.1 Anti-discrimination Laws -- 6.4.2 Quota System -- 6.4.3 Employment Subsidy -- 6.4.4 Search Subsidy -- 6.5 Towards a More Effective Labour Market Intervention -- 6.5.1 The Supply-Side Measure -- 6.5.2 Partnership with the Business Sector -- 6.5.3 The Dependency Tendency -- 6.5.4 The "Shortfall" Measurement of Productivity -- 6.6 Conclusion -- Appendix 6.1 Three Conditions and Labour Market Equilibrium in the Search Model -- References -- 7 Conclusions -- 7.1 Summary of the Main Findings -- 7.2 Theoretical and Practical Implications -- 7.3 Towards a Humanistic Economy -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers new knowledge on the intricate interplay between employment and disability. It provides a timely scholarly deliberation and presents policy solutions to tackle the persistently high unemployment among people with disabilities. This critical issue in the labour market obstructs fostering inclusive economic growth by ensuring employment opportunities for all under Goal 8 of the Sustainable Development Goals. This insightful work dissects how negative stereotypes of people with disabilities in the labour market are perpetuated and highlights knowledge gaps in the available literature on the disability‒employment relationship. It offers a systematic empirical analysis of the patterns of the unemployment rate of people with disabilities and its convergence, and it examines the determinants of the unemployment gap between people with and without disabilities. Theoretical deliberations are presented regarding the effectiveness of labour market interventions designed to solve this issue. By exploring the concept of disability and offering empirical analysis and labour market solutions, this book serves as a valuable resource for policymakers, advocates, and anyone committed to achieving more inclusive economic growth and moving towards a more humanistic economy. .