Egalitarian Capitalism
Subtitle: Jobs, Incomes, and Growth in Affluent Countries (Rose Series in Sociology)
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation Publications; Russell Sage Foundation
Published: August 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780871544513
Subjects: Development economics; Work & labour; Economic development; Developed countries; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Labor; Business/Economics; International - Economics; Employment (Economic theory); Development - Economic Development; Economic conditions; Income distribution
Description: "The book examines sixteen industrialized countries in North America, Western Europe, and Scandinavia - each with different approaches to assisting the poor - to see how successful each has been in developing its economy and curbing inequality over the past twenty years." "Egalitarian Capitalism addresses fundamental questions of national policy with rigorous scholarship, and with a clarity that makes it accessible to any reader interested in the alleged trade-off between social equity and market efficiency. The book analyzes the viability of traditional welfare regimes and offers sustainable options that can promote egalitarian societies without hampering economic progress."--BOOK JACKET.