Inequality and prosperity
Subtitle: social Europe vs. liberal America
By: Jonas Pontusson.
Series: Cornell studies in political economy
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780801443510; 9780801489709
Subjects: Income distribution -- Europe, Western; Income distribution -- United States; Capitalism -- Europe, Western; Capitalism -- United States; Welfare state -- Europe, Western; Welfare state -- United States; Europe, Western -- Economic conditions -- 1945-; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rethinking the trade-off between growth and equality; title: Varieties of capitalism; title: Income distribution and labor markets; title: Employment performance; title: Macro-economic management and wage bargaining; title: Participation, security, mobility, and skills; title: Welfare states, redistribution, and growth; title: Welfare states in retrenchment; title: Directions for progressive reform.