Employment in the Lean Years

Policy and Prospects for the Next Decade
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-960544-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 424 g

Contributions from leading experts with firsthand experience of how public policy works
International contributions for a wider global comparison
In depth analysis of specific areas in each chapter
Three main sections: employment, immigration, and housing; low pay and minimum wage; pay and incentives in the public and private sectors

Over the last fifteen years, the deregulation of Britain's labour market has led to economic growth, employment opportunities, and a more diverse workforce: the 'fat years'. However, now as Britain faces ist lean years with job cuts, rising unemployment, income insecurity, and related social strains, how can and should the government and key labour market policy makers ensure the labour market provides job opportunities and reasonable levels of social justice?

The fundamental changes that have occurred in labour market institutions mean that 'solutions' of previous decades no longer work. This volume sets out to address the major challenges faced:

- Unemployment, immigration, housing and job subsidies
- Key institutional changes, such as the decline of collective regulation, rise of occupational licensing, and the National Minimum Wage
- Pay and subsidies in the private and public sector

Contributions from leading experts in the field employ the latest theory and empirical research to examine a different set of problems and the policies that could help to resolve them.

Zielgruppe

Academics, researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students in Social Sciences; Policy bodies and think tanks; those more generally interested in employment issues

Autoren/Hrsg.

Marsden, David

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Beschäftigung, Arbeitslosigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

0: Richard Layard: Preface
1: David Marsden: Introduction
Part I: Employment, Immigration, and Housing
2: Stephen Nickell: The European Unemployment Challenge
3: Jonathan Wadsworth: Immigration and the UK Labour Market
4: Christine M.E. Whitehead: Migration and its Impact on Housing Costs
5: Paul Gregg: Job Guarantees for the Unemployed: Evidence and Design
6: William Brown and David Marsden: Individualization and Growing Diversity of Employment Relationships
7: Amy Humphris, Morris M. Kleiner, and Maria Koumenta: How Does Government Regulate Occupations in the UK and US? Issues and Policy Implications
Part II: Low Pay and Minimum Wages
8: Sue Fernie: Occupational Licensing in the UK: the Case of the Private Security Industry
9: Mark B. Stewart: The National Minimum Wage after a Decade
10: Alan Manning: Minimum Wages and Wage Inequality
11: Stephen Machin: Changing Wage Structures: Trends and Explanations
12: Anna Vignoles: Education, Training, Skills, and an International Perspective
Part III: Pay and Incentives in the Public and Private Sectors
13: John Roberts: Weak Incentives: When and Why
14: Maria Koumenta: Modernization, Privatization, and the Public Service Ethos in the UK
15: Richard Disney: The Future of Public Sector Pay in the United Kingdom
16: A. N. Other: At the Public Convenience?: How Should We Set Public Sector Pay and How Should We Change it?

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by David Marsden, Professor of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics

David Marsden is Professor of Industrial Relations at the London School of Economics, and a member of the Centre for Economic Performance. He has carried out extensive research on labour markets and human resources in Europe, and has advised many public bodies including the European Commission, the ILO and the OECD as well as in Britain

Contributors:
Richard Layard, London School of Economics
Stephen Nickell, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
Jonathan Wadsworth, Department of Economics, Royal Holloway , University of London
Christine M.E. Whitehead, Department of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
Paul Gregg, School of Economics, Finance, and Management, the University of Bristol
William Brown, Darwin College, University of Cambridge
Amy Humphris, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science
Morris M. Kleiner, University of Minnesota
Sue Fernie, Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science
Mark B. Stewart, Department of Economics, University of Warwick
Alan Manning, Department of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
Stephen Machin, Department of Economics, University College London
Anna Vignoles, Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of Education, University of London
John Roberts, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Maria Koumenta, Business School, Oxford Brookes University
Richard Disney, Nottingham University