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001 2009022684
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050 00 $aHD5706$b.L218 2010
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245 00 $aLabor in the era of globalization /$cedited by Clair Brown, Barry Eichengreen, Michael Reich.
260 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2010.
300 $axiv, 462 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"The third quarter of the twentieth century was a golden age for labor in the advanced industrial countries, characterized by rising incomes, relatively egalitarian wage structures, and reasonable levels of job security. The subsequent quarter-century has seen less positive performance along a number of these dimensions. This period has instead been marked by rapid globalization of economic activity that has brought increased insecurity to workers. The contributors to this volume, prominent scholars from the United States, Europe, and Japan, distinguish four explanations for this historic shift. These include 1) rapid development of new technologies; 2) global competition for both business and labor; 3) deregulation of industry with more reliance on markets; and 4) increased immigration of workers, especially unskilled workers, from developing countries. In addition to analyzing the causes of these trends, the contributors also investigate important consequences, ranging from changes in collective bargaining and employment relations to family formation decisions and incarceration policy"--Provided by publisher.
505 0 $aIntroduction / Clair Brown, Barry Eichengreen and Michael Reich -- Part I. Political Economy and Labor Market Institutions -- 1. Institutions and wages in post-World War II America / Frank Levy and Peter Temin -- 2. American exceptionalism and comparative political economy / David Soskice -- 3. Finance and labor: perspectives on risk, inequality, and democracy / Sanford M. Jacoby -- Part II. Institutions and Firm and Worker Behavior -- 4. How good are U.S. jobs? Characteristics of job ladders across firms in five industries / Clair Brown, Benjamin Campbell, Fredrik Andersson, Hyowook Chiang and Yooki Park -- 5. Increasing labor flexibility during the recession in Japan: the role of female workers in manufacturing / Yoshi-Fumi Nakata and Satoru Miyazaki -- 6. Ties that matter: cultural norms and family formation in Western Europe / Paola Giuliano -- Part III. Contemporary Labor-Management Relations -- 7. The new treaty of Detroit: are VEBAs labor's way forward? / Teresa Ghilarducci -- 8. Symphony musicians and symphony orchestras / Robert J. Flanagan -- 9. Wage effects of works councils and collective agreements in Germany / Knut Gerlach and Wolfgang Meyer -- 10. Apprentice strikes, pay structure and training in twentieth-century UK metalworking industry / Paul Ryan; Part IV. Public Policy and U.S. Labor Market Structure -- 11. Minimum wages in the United States: politics, economics and econometrics / Michael Reich -- 12. Understanding the causes and labor market consequences of the steep increase in U.S. incarceration rates / Steven Raphael -- 13. Local labor market adaptation to increased immigration / David Card.
650 0 $aLabor market$xHistory$y21st century.
650 0 $aTechnological innovations$xHistory$y21st century.
650 0 $aGlobalization$xHistory$y21st century.
650 0 $aEmigration and immigration$xHistory$y21st century.
700 1 $aBrown, Clair,$d1946-
700 1 $aEichengreen, Barry J.
700 1 $aReich, Michael.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2009022684-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2009022684-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2009022684-t.html
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/95416/cover/9780521195416.jpg