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This volume analyses contemporary capitalism and its crises based
on a theory of capitalist evolution known as the social structure
of accumulation (SSA) theory. It applies this theory to explain the
severe financial and economic crisis that broke out in 2008 and the
kind of changes required to resolve it. The editors and
contributors make available new work within this school of thought
on such issues as the rise and persistence of the neoliberal, or
free-market, form of capitalism since 1980 and the growing
globalization and financialization of the world economy. The
collection includes analyses of the U.S. economy as well as that of
several parts of the developing world.
For this insightful collection, Professor Reich has selected some
of the most significant published articles on labor mobility and
segmented markets. This book investigates the development of this
important field from the pioneering papers on labor market
segmentation analysis of the 1970s, through the early debates to
the later theoretical models and econometric evidence. The second
volume offers an overview of the evolution from segmentation to
flexibility in labor markets up to the present day and explores
topics such as the growth of temporary jobs in Europe, the
influence of gender, immigration and race, later econometric
controversies and the phenomenon of flexicurity. The volumes will
be an essential resource for students and for scholars wishing to
investigate this important area.
This volume analyses contemporary capitalism and its crises based
on a theory of capitalist evolution known as the social structure
of accumulation (SSA) theory. It applies this theory to explain the
severe financial and economic crisis that broke out in 2008 and the
kind of changes required to resolve it. The editors and
contributors make available new work within this school of thought
on such issues as the rise and persistence of the neoliberal, or
free-market, form of capitalism since 1980 and the growing
globalization and financialization of the world economy. The
collection includes analyses of the U.S. economy as well as that of
several parts of the developing world.
The third quarter of the twentieth century was a golden age for
labor in the advanced industrial countries, characterized by rising
incomes, relatively egalitarian wage structures, and reasonable
levels of job security. The subsequent quarter-century has seen
less positive performance along a number of these dimensions. This
period has instead been marked by rapid globalization of economic
activity that has brought increased insecurity to workers. The
contributors to this volume, prominent scholars from the United
States, Europe, and Japan, distinguish four explanations for this
historic shift. These include 1) rapid development of new
technologies; 2) global competition for both business and labor; 3)
deregulation of industry with more reliance on markets; and 4)
increased immigration of workers, especially unskilled workers,
from developing countries. In addition to analyzing the causes of
these trends, the contributors also investigate important
consequences, ranging from changes in collective bargaining and
employment relations to family formation decisions and
incarceration policy.
The social structure of accumulation (SSA) approach seeks to
explain the long-term fortunes of capitalist economies in terms of
the effect of political and economic institutions on growth rates.
This book offers an ideal introduction to this powerful tool for
understanding capitalist growth, analysing the social and economic
differences between countries and the reasons for the successes and
failures of institutional reform. The contributors cover a wide
range of topics, including the theoretical basis of the SSA
approach, the postwar financial system, Marxian and Keynesian
theories of economic crisis, labour-management relations, race and
gender issues, and the history of institutional innovation.
Combining newly written essays with classic articles of the SSA
school, the book examines the international economy and the
economies of Japan, South Africa, and Puerto Rico, as well as the
United States.
The social structure of accumulation (SSA) approach seeks to
explain the long-term fortunes of capitalist economies in terms of
the effect of political and economic institutions on growth rates.
This book offers an ideal introduction to this powerful tool for
understanding capitalist growth, analysing the social and economic
differences between countries and the reasons for the successes and
failures of institutional reform. The contributors cover a wide
range of topics, including the theoretical basis of the SSA
approach, the postwar financial system, Marxian and Keynesian
theories of economic crisis, labour-management relations, race and
gender issues, and the history of institutional innovation.
Combining newly written essays with classic articles of the SSA
school, the book examines the international economy and the
economies of Japan, South Africa, and Puerto Rico, as well as the
United States.
Segmented Work, Divided Workers presents a restatement and
expansion of the theory of labor segmentation by three of its
founding scholars. The authors argue that divisions with the US
working class are rooted in a segmentation of jobs since World War
II. They explain the origins of job segmentation through a careful
and systematic historical analysis of changes in the labor process
and the structure of labor markets since the early 1800s. this
analysis builds, in turn, upon hypotheses about successive stages
in the history of capitalist development. Segmented Work, Divided
Workers integrates this economics analysis with a careful historial
appreciation of the complexity of working-class experience in the
United States.
In an investigation of the effects of racism on the American
economy, Michael Reich evaluates the leading economic theories of
racial inequality and presents the new theory that discrimination
against blacks increases inequality of income among whites.
Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
An illustrated compendium of artworks from the ancient Americas
Including Indigenous works from the southwestern United States,
Mesoamerica, the Isthmo-Colombian Area, and the Andes of South
America, this book showcases more than 100 masterpieces of art from
the ancient Americas. These are presented in historical,
archaeological, and artistic context with new photography and
scholarship. The publication considers ceramics, metalworks, stone
carvings, and textiles from an array of America's earliest
civilizations, including Ancestral Puebloan, Mexica, Olmec, Maya,
Chavin, Inca, Moche, Wari, and more. Highlights include some
exceptional rarities, including a Chavin crown with deity figures,
a previously undefined style of four-panel Andean tunics, a Mixtec
mosaic mask, a Maya lidded tetrapod bowl, and breathtaking gold
jewelry from the Isthmo-Colombian Area. Distributed for the Dallas
Museum of Art
In this two-volume set, the editors present seminal articles by
leading SSA scholars describing the development of SSA Theory and
its wider application. The first volume offers an introduction to
SSA theory and covers the historical context, the founding
documents of the approach, subsequent theoretical and empirical
developments, the relationship between SSA theory and related
approaches, and an introduction to the work of Bowles, Gordon and
Weisskopf on the rise and demise of the postwar SSA. The second
volume examines extensions to the SSA literature: applying SSA
analysis to countries outside the United States, placing the
history of a wider range of institutions within an SSA framework
and current use of SSA analysis. The editors' comprehensive
original introduction illuminates the state of SSA Theory up to the
present and considers its future applications within further
historical and theoretical contexts and in analysing and
understanding the unfolding economic turmoil which began in
2007-2008.
The goals of universal health coverage (UHC) are to ensure that all
people can access quality health services, to safeguard all people
from public health risks, and to protect all people from
impoverishment due to illness, whether from out-of-pocket payments
for health care or loss of income when a household member falls
sick. Countries as diverse as Brazil, France, Japan, Thailand, and
Turkey have shown how UHC can serve as vital mechanisms for
improving the health and welfare of their citizens, and lay the
foundation for economic growth and competitiveness grounded in the
principles of equity and sustainability. Ensuring universal access
to affordable, quality health services will be an important
contribution to ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared
prosperity in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where
most of the world's poor live. The book synthesizes the experiences
from 11 countries - Bangladesh, Brazil, France, Ethiopia, Ghana,
Indonesia, Japan, Peru, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam - in
implementing policies and strategies to achieve and sustain UHC.
These countries represent diverse geographic and economic
conditions, but all have committed to UHC as a key national
aspiration and are approaching it in different ways. The study
examined the UHC policies for each country around three common
themes: (i) the political economy and policy process for adopting,
achieving, and sustaining UHC; (ii) health financing policies to
enhance health coverage; and (iii) human resources for health
policies for achieving UHC. The findings from these country studies
are intended to provide lessons that can be used by countries
aspiring to adopt, achieve, and sustain UHC. Although the path to
UHC is specific to each country, countries can benefit from the
experiences of others in learning about different approaches and
avoiding potential risks.
Follow these Writers...in KENT Ever wished you had a knowledgeable
friend who could help you find out more about the places that
inspired your favourite writers? This book is that friendly guide
around Kent, along main roads and off beaten tracks, along country
lanes and coastal paths. Whether you are on holiday in Kent or
lucky enough to live in the Garden of England, dip into this book
to find out more about the colourful writers, Men of Kent and
Kentish Men (not forgetting some very significant Maids of Kent and
Kentish Maids) who have been inspired by this beautiful county.
Enjoy your travels
Follow these Writers...in KENT Ever wished you had a knowledgeable
friend who could help you find out more about the places that
inspired your favourite writers? This book is that friendly guide
around Kent, along main roads and off beaten tracks, along country
lanes and coastal paths. Whether you are on holiday in Kent or
lucky enough to live in the Garden of England, dip into this book
to find out more about the colourful writers, Men of Kent and
Kentish Men (not forgetting some very significant Maids of Kent and
Kentish Maids) who have been inspired by this beautiful county.
Enjoy your travels
Starting in the 1990s, San Francisco launched a series of bold but
relatively unknown public policy experiments to improve wages and
benefits for thousands of local workers. Since then, scholars have
documented the effects of those policies on compensation,
productivity, job creation, and health coverage. Opponents
predicted a range of negative impacts, but the evidence tells a
decidedly different tale. This book brings together that evidence
for the first time, reviews it as a whole, and considers its
lessons for local, state, and federal policymakers.
I have been talking with the Spirit world since age nine. Through
the years I have learned that those we love are never far from us -
both the two legged and four legged kind. I want you to know that
you can communicate with your loved ones as well. In this book I am
sharing with you my real life sessions and experiences with those
on the Other Side. Through this memoir you will be given assurances
that the connection with your loved ones never dies.
Have you ever wished you had a knowledgeable friend who could
help you find out more about the places that inspired your
favourite writers? Let this book be that friendly guide around
Sussex, along main roads and off beaten tracks, down country lanes
and back streets. On the way you'll uncover some fascinating
information.
So whether you are on holiday in Sussex or lucky enough to live
there, dip into this book to find out more about the colourful
writers who have been inspired by "Good old Sussex by the sea," as
Kipling described it.
Enjoy your travels!
A collection of stories about making a living and ultimately making
a life. Told with humor and insight they have a way of asking the
questions: "Who are you?"; "What is important in your life?"; and
"What do you want to do when you grow up?" Folks of all ages have
enjoyed these tales believing they were pure fiction. See what you
think...
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