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Pontusson, Jonas.

Inequality and prosperity : social Europe vs. liberal America / Social Europe vs. liberal America Jonas Pontusson. - Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2005. - xiv, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cornell studies in political economy .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-233) and index.

Rethinking the trade-off between growth and equality -- Varieties of capitalism -- Income distribution and labor markets -- Employment performance -- Macro-economic management and wage bargaining -- Participation, security, mobility, and skills -- Welfare states, redistribution, and economic growth -- Welfare states in retrenchment -- Directions for progressive reform.

ISBN: 0801443512 (cloth : alk. paper) 0801489709 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780801443510 9780801489709

LCCN: 2005015045

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA583947 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013306176 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Income distribution--Europe, Western.
Income distribution--United States.
Capitalism--Europe, Western.
Capitalism--United States.
Welfare state--Europe, Western.
Welfare state--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe, Western--Economic conditions--1945-
United States--Economic conditions--1945-

LC Class. No.: HC240.9.I5 / P66 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 339.2/0982/1