Laggards and leaders in labour market reform : comparing Japan and Australia /
This book discusses the key elements of labour market reform, contrasting a country where reforms have been successfully carried through, Australia, with one where reforms have been less successful, Japan. The book demonstrates what the key elements of labour market reform are, and explores the key...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2009.
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Colección: | Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ;
88. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Facing up to the hurdle race; Part I: State of the economy since 1990 and implications for labour markets; 2 Australia's changing labour market; 3 Economic recession and changes in wages of part-time employees in Japan; 4 The changing distribution of working hours in Australia; Part II: Trade and the labour markets; 5 Has globalization increased Australian inequality?; 6 Imports, production, and the Australian worker; Part III: Earnings and income distribution.