This volume brings together an international group of
contributors to explore the impacts of structural economic change
and technological progress on labor markets. The contributors goal
is to present an in-depth comparative study of the ways in which
different national economies have adjusted to structural changes
like the shift to service-based economies and technological changes
brought about by the increasing use of the computer in offices and
on the production line. Examining the adjustment process from both
a micro and macro perspective, the contributors analyze the
flexibility potentials within the different institutional
organizations of the labor market in the U.S., France, West
Germany, Great Britain, and Sweden.
The study begins with a comprehensive introduction written by
the editors which discusses the problem of structural and
technological change in economic, social, and political terms. Two
subsequent chapters address the economic structures of
post-industrial society and the differential characteristics of
employment growth in service industries. The contributors then
present individual analyses of the labor market situation in the
five countries under study as well as two general studies of
institutions regulating the labor market and flexibility within the
labor market. Throughout, the contributors are concerned with key
issues such as which systems seem to adapt best, how skill and
educational needs may be met in the changing labor market, and the
importance of flexibility in a system characterized by ongoing
structural and technological change. Ideal as supplementary reading
for advanced courses in labor economics and industrial
organization, this volume offers important new insights into labor
market flexibility in the face of significant and continuing
change.
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