Employment 'miracles' : a critical comparison of the Dutch, Scandinavian, Swiss, Australian and Irish cases versus Germany and the US / Uwe Becker, Herman Schwartz (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becker, Uwe, 1951- editor.

Schwartz, Herman M., 1958- editor.

Series:

Changing welfare states.

Changing welfare states

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manpower policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why did some economies experience a boom in the 1990s? Discussing this crucial question, <i>Employment 'Miracles'</i> comparatively analyzes select "miracle" economies. The contributors critically analyze how the small sizes and institutional structures of seven countries-including the Netherlands.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction: Miracles, Mirages and Markets / Schwartz, Herman / Becker, Uwe

2. The Dutch Model: Magic in a Flat Landscape? / Salverda, Wiemer

3. Employment and Unemployment in Denmark and Sweden: Success or Failure for the Universal Welfare Model? / Green-Pedersen, Christoffer / Lindbom, Anders

4. The Evolution of the Finnish Model in the 1990's: From Depression to High-Tech Boom / Kiander, Jaakko

5. The Swiss Miracle: Low growth and high employment / Merrien, François Xavier / Becker, Uwe

6. Recasting the Story of Ireland's Miracle: Policy, Politics or Profit? / Daly, Mary

7. The Australian Miracle: Luck, Pluck or Being Stuck Down Under? / Schwartz, Herman

8. Last Year's Model? Reflections on the American model of employment growth / Martin, Cathie Jo

9. The German Contrast. On Bad Comparisons, Special Circumstances, Luck and Policies That Turned Out to Be Wrong / Becker, Uwe

10. Conclusion: the Importance of Lucky Circumstances, and Still the Liberal-Social Democratic Divide / Becker, Uwe / Schwartz, Herman

Bibliography

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-278) and index.

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ISBN:

1-003-69473-X

1-04-077278-1

1-280-95916-9

9786610959167

90-485-0383-3

1-4237-0963-2

9781003694731

OCLC:

228121186

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access