Employment 'miracles' a critical comparison of the Dutch, Scandinavian, Swiss, Australian and Irish cases versus Germany and the US
Why did some economies experience a boom in the 1990s? Discussing this crucial question, <i>Employment 'Miracles'</i> comparatively analyzes select "miracle" economies. The contributors critically analyze how the small sizes and institutional structures of seven count...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press
c2005.
Amsterdam : [2005] |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Changing welfare states.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427375006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction: Miracles, Mirages and Markets / Schwartz, Herman / Becker, Uwe
- 2. The Dutch Model: Magic in a Flat Landscape? / Salverda, Wiemer
- 3. Employment and Unemployment in Denmark and Sweden: Success or Failure for the Universal Welfare Model? / Green-Pedersen, Christoffer / Lindbom, Anders
- 4. The Evolution of the Finnish Model in the 1990's: From Depression to High-Tech Boom / Kiander, Jaakko
- 5. The Swiss Miracle: Low growth and high employment / Merrien, François Xavier / Becker, Uwe
- 6. Recasting the Story of Ireland's Miracle: Policy, Politics or Profit? / Daly, Mary
- 7. The Australian Miracle: Luck, Pluck or Being Stuck Down Under? / Schwartz, Herman
- 8. Last Year's Model? Reflections on the American model of employment growth / Martin, Cathie Jo
- 9. The German Contrast. On Bad Comparisons, Special Circumstances, Luck and Policies That Turned Out to Be Wrong / Becker, Uwe
- 10. Conclusion: the Importance of Lucky Circumstances, and Still the Liberal-Social Democratic Divide / Becker, Uwe / Schwartz, Herman
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index
