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Financialization, New Investment Funds, and Labour - An International Comparison (Hardcover)
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Financialization, New Investment Funds, and Labour - An International Comparison (Hardcover)
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The book provides a comprehensive, comparative treatment of the
development of New Investment Funds (NIFs)-private equity, hedge
funds, and sovereign wealth funds-and their impact upon labour and
employment. Several countries are selected for in-depth treatment
with a chapter devoted to each: US, UK, Australia, Germany,
Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Poland, and Japan. The book examines
variations in the level and type of fund activity between
countries, considers influences upon these variations, and analyses
differences in the impact of these funds on labour and employment.
This analysis is located in a broader discussion of the nature and
development of corporate financialization and comparative
capitalism. Financialization has supported the development and
growth of these funds, and many aspects of these funds exemplify
the process of financialization. Each chapter reports the evidence
on the impact of these funds on labour and employment. Case studies
conducted by the authors supplement other evidence. Much of the
evidence shows that private equity funds can have adverse effects
on labour, such as reductions in employment, but there is also
evidence of more positive effects in some cases such as employment
growth and adoption of high commitment human resource practices.
There is much less evidence on the effects of activist HFs and
SWFs, with the impact on labour typically being indirect. Between
them, the chapters show that variations in national regulation have
a significant impact on both the development of fund activities and
their effects. With regard to labour effects, employment and labour
regulations do not seem to be of prime importance in explaining the
level of fund activity, but regulation supporting worker
consultation and voice affects the capacity of labour
representatives to influence the outcomes of fund activity on
labour and employment.
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