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Increasingly, the governments of virtually all industrialised
countries are confronted with persistent problems of unemployment
and low pay for those with little formal education and few skills.
To combat this growing problem, various countries are utilising
different remedies - usually with disappointing results.Policy
Measures for Low-Wage Employment in Europe is a focused and
up-to-date set of studies highlighting several important new
findings. The book considers in-depth policy measures in the areas
of taxation, benefits and employer subsidies aimed at the
low-skilled and illustrates the limitations of short-term
solutions. The policy debate is extended to encompass the role of
product demand related to low-paid, low-skilled work and to the
functioning of the labour market. In particular, the study
investigates the role of job satisfaction and turn over in two
major low-paying sectors - the retail trade and the hotel industry.
This book will prove a valuable contribution to the literature for
labour economists and policymakers at European and national level
and policy officers of trade union and employment organisations.
Those interested in labour market problems will also find the work
to be a fascinating read.
The Oxford Handbook of Economic Inequality presents a new and
challenging analysis of economic inequality, focusing primarily on
economic inequality in highly developed countries. Bringing
together the world's top scholars this comprehensive and
authoritative volume contains an impressive array of original
research on topics ranging from gender to happiness, from poverty
to top incomes, and from employers to the welfare state. The
authors give their view on the state-of-the-art of scientific
research in their fields of expertise and add their own stimulating
visions on future research. Ideal as an overview of the latest,
cutting-edge research on economic inequality, this is a must have
reference for students and researchers alike.
Contributions to this volume review, in international perspective, the European social model of collective bargaining, minimum wages, employment rights, and social welfare support, which is seen as both cause and cure for joblessness and low-wage employment in Europe. They find that collective bargaining and minimum wages protect vulnerable workers, while wage flexibility is not economically effective in creating jobs for the low-skilled.
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