The political economy of the service transition / edited by Anne Wren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wren, Anne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deindustrialization--OECD countries.

Deindustrialization.

Service industries--OECD countries.

Service industries.

Economic conditions.

OECD countries--Economic conditions--21st century.

OECD countries.

Physical Description:

xvii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Political Economy of Post-Industrial Societies / Anne Wren Wren, Anne 1

Part I Varieties of Capitalism and Service Sector Development: The Institutional Underpinnings of Service Sector Expansion

2 A Political-Institutional Model of Real Exchange Rates, Competitiveness, and the Division of Labor / Torben Iversen Iversen, Torben, David Soskice Soskice, David 73

3 The Trilemma Revisited: Institutions, Inequality, and Employment Creation in an Era of ICT-Intensive Service Expansion / Anne Wren Wren, Anne, Máté Fodor Fodor, Máté, Sotiria Theodoropoulou Theodoropoulou, Sotiria 108

4 The Service Transition and Women's Employment / Moira Nelson Nelson, Moira, John D. Stephens Stephens, John D. 147

5 Pathways of Change in CMEs: Training Regimes in Germany and the Netherlands / Karen M. Anderson Anderson, Karen M., Anke Hassel Hassel, Anke 171

6 A Tale of Two Trilemmas: Varieties of Higher Education and the Service Economy / Ben Ansell Ansell, Ben, Jane Gingrich Gingrich, Jane 195

Part II Political Outcomes of Economic Change

7 De-industrialization and the Expansion of the Welfare State: A Reassessment / Philip Manow Manow, Philip, Kees van Kersbergen Kersbergen, Kees van, Gijs Schumacher Schumacher, Gijs 227

8 Service Expansion, International Exposure, and Political Preferences / Anne Wren Wren, Anne, Philipp Rehm Rehm, Philipp 248

9 The Political Economy of Working Time and Redistribution / Lucy Barnes Barnes, Lucy 282

10 The Political Economy of Gender in Service Sector Economies / Torben Iversen Iversen, Torben, Frances Rosenbluth Rosenbluth, Frances 306.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199657292

0199657297

0199657289

9780199657285

OCLC:

798060631