Inequality and Industrial Change A Global View |
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Editor:
| Galbraith, James K. Berner, Maureen |
ISBN: | 978-1-139-17521-0 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital download and online |
List Price: | USD $225.00 |
Book Description:
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This book presents a global analysis of the distribution of pay, deploying systematic new measurements on a large scale. Contributions cover the US wage structure back to 1920 and up to 1998, pay inequality and unemployment in Europe since 1970, and the evolution of inequality alongside industrial growth, liberalization, financial crisis, state violence and industrial policy in more than fifty developing countries.
This book presents a global analysis of the distribution of pay, deploying systematic new measurements on a large scale. Contributions cover the US wage structure back to 1920 and up to 1998, pay inequality and unemployment in Europe since 1970, and the evolution of inequality alongside industrial growth, liberalization, financial crisis, state violence and industrial policy in more than fifty developing countries.