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.
Income distribution--Europe, Western. Income distribution--United States. Capitalism--Europe, Western. Capitalism--United States. Welfare state--Europe, Western. Welfare state--United States.
Europe, Western--Economic conditions--1945- United States--Economic conditions--1945-