Economic growth and the high wage economy choices, constraints and opportunities in the market economy

This book provides a theoretical framework to better understand how firms, economies and labor markets have evolved. This is done in a reader-friendly fashion, without complex mathematical arguments and proofs. Economic Growth and the High Wage Economy shows how high wage economies help make firms a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Altman, Morris (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge c2012.
London ; New York : 2012.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures, tables and charts; 1 Free to choose or prisoner of market forces: an introduction to high wage growth; 2 Introducing x-efficiency theory, rational inefficiency, and the political economy of the Golden Rule; 3 A behavioral-institutional model of endogenous growth and induced technical change; 4 Why increasing income inequality is not necessary to economic prosperity; 5 A behavioral model of path dependency; 6 Culture as a determinant of material welfare; 7 Sens's capabilities approach and economic welfare
  • 8 Economic growth, ""globalization,"" and labor power9 Staple theory and export-led growth: constructing differential growth; 10 Economic freedom and economic growth and development; 11 A theory of induced institutional change; 12 Why high wages don't cause unemployment; 13 When wants are insatiable: a target income theory of labor supply; 14 Why unemployment insurance can increase economic efficiency; Notes; Bibliography; Index