Inequality and Industrial Change: A Global View

Product Description The world knows that there is a global crisis of inequality in pay. But what caused it Where is it more and where less severe What can be done This book deploys new techniques and a new global data set to advance striking answers to these questions, answers that have eluded even the largest international research institutions such as the OECD and the World Bank. Chapters trace the U.S. wage structure back to 1920, the relationship of inequality and unemployment in Europe, and the relationships of inequality to economic growth, liberalization, financial crisis, state violence and industrial policy in more than fifty developing countries. Review "This volume provides an excellent source of empirical evidence on global wage inequality, a good theoretical discussion of the economic literature on inequality, and an invaluable tutorial on measuring inequality." Eastern Economic Journal Book Description A global analysis of the distribution of pay, deploying systematic new measurements on a large scale.
Author: Galbraith, James K.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0521009936

ISBN-13: 9780521009935