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Working under different rules /

Original esays that assess the decline in the well-being of American workers--evidenced by spiraling income inequality and stagnant real earnings--and compares our employment and labor conditions with those of Western Europe, Canada, Japan, and Australia.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©1994.
Colección:National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contributors ; Preface ; Chapter 1. How Labor Fares in Advanced Economies / Richard B. Freeman ; Chapter 2. Rising Wage Inequality: The United States Vs. Other Advanced Countries / Richard B. Freeman and Lawrence F. Katz ; Chapter 3. Payoffs to Alternative Training Strategies at Work / Lisa M. Lynch ; Chapter 4. Workplace Representation Overseas: The Works Councils Story / Joel Rogers and Wolfgang Streeck ; Chapter 5. Does a Larger Social Safety Net Mean Less Economic Flexibility? / Rebecca Blank.
  • Chapter 6. Small Differences That Matter: Canada Vs. the United States / David Card and Richard B. Freeman Chapter 7. Lessons for the United States / Richard B. Freeman ; Appendix: Books in the NBER Series on Comparative Labor Markets ; Index.