03695nam 22006974a 450 991014333170332120200520144314.01-280-95916-9978661095916790-485-0383-31-4237-0963-210.1515/9789048503834(CKB)1000000000210120(EBL)410653(OCoLC)228121186(SSID)ssj0000146302(PQKBManifestationID)11137430(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000146302(PQKBWorkID)10182753(PQKB)11040782(CaONFCNI)ny0358313(WaSeSS)IndRDA00057594(DE-B1597)518165(OCoLC)60800055(DE-B1597)9789048503834(UkCbUP)CR9789048503834(Au-PeEL)EBL410653(CaPaEBR)ebr10106672(CaONFJC)MIL95916(MiAaPQ)EBC410653(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/33435(EXLCZ)99100000000021012020050810d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEmployment 'miracles' a critical comparison of the Dutch, Scandinavian, Swiss, Australian and Irish cases versus Germany and the US /Uwe Becker, Herman Schwartz (eds.)1st ed.Amsterdam Amsterdam University Pressc20051 online resource (287 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Changing welfare statesTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).90-5356-755-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-278) and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --1. Introduction: Miracles, Mirages and Markets /Schwartz, Herman / Becker, Uwe --2. The Dutch Model: Magic in a Flat Landscape? /Salverda, Wiemer --3. Employment and Unemployment in Denmark and Sweden: Success or Failure for the Universal Welfare Model? /Green-Pedersen, Christoffer / Lindbom, Anders --4. The Evolution of the Finnish Model in the 1990's: From Depression to High-Tech Boom /Kiander, Jaakko --5. The Swiss Miracle: Low growth and high employment /Merrien, François Xavier / Becker, Uwe --6. Recasting the Story of Ireland's Miracle: Policy, Politics or Profit? /Daly, Mary --7. The Australian Miracle: Luck, Pluck or Being Stuck Down Under? /Schwartz, Herman --8. Last Year's Model? Reflections on the American model of employment growth /Martin, Cathie Jo --9. The German Contrast. On Bad Comparisons, Special Circumstances, Luck and Policies That Turned Out to Be Wrong /Becker, Uwe --10. Conclusion: the Importance of Lucky Circumstances, and Still the Liberal-Social Democratic Divide /Becker, Uwe / Schwartz, Herman --Bibliography --Contributors --IndexWhy did some economies experience a boom in the 1990s? Discussing this crucial question, <i>Employment 'Miracles'</i> comparatively analyzes select "miracle" economies. The contributors critically analyze how the small sizes and institutional structures of seven countries-including the Netherlands.Changing welfare states.Manpower policyManpower policy.331.12042Becker Uwe1951-1758911Schwartz Herman M.1958-515591MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910143331703321Employment 'miracles4197231UNINA