Jobs with equality
By: Lane Kenworthy.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9780199550609; 9780199550593
Subjects: Employment (Economic theory); Income distribution; Equality
Description: Economic and social shifts have led to rising income inequality in the world's affluent countries. Lane Kenworthy offers a major new comprehensive and systematic assessment of the experiences of rich nations over the last 30 years.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Why should we care about inequality?; title: Sources of equality and inequality : wages, jobs, households, and redistribution; title: Measuring and analyzing employment performance; title: Low-end wages; title: Employment protection regulations; title: Government benefits; title: Taxes; title: Skills; title: Women-friendly policies; title: Toward a high-employment, high-equality society.