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Informationen zum Autor Robert Anderton, Paul Brenton, John Whalley Klappentext Although there have been major globalisation episodes prior to the current one, previous globalisation experiences did not seem as pervasive as the episode which began in the last quarter of the twentieth century. It is claimed that the current globalisation wave is causing social disruption: redistributing income from poor to rich, and displacing vulnerable workers. This book provides a careful investigation into the impacts of globalisation on the labour market. "Globalization and the labour market "examines the relative decline in the economic fortunes of unskilled workers in the major industrialised countries over the last thirty years. In the United States and United Kingdom this has resulted in a relative decline in the wages of unskilled workers. In the 'continental' European economies it has tended to manifest itself in the least skilled facing a higher probability of being unemployed or of being unemployed for longer. Many make the case that globalisation was responsible for this. But globalisation is not the only possible explanation. The last 30 years have also been a period of significant technological change - impressive both in its scale and speed. This has increased the demand for skilled workers and made them better off in economic terms. The contributions contained in this volume provide a detailed insight into how the labour market impacts of globalisation differ across different firms, industries and countries and how the impacts of technology and trade are intertwined. The analysis contained within this book will make it invaluable to academic researchers and policy makers. Zusammenfassung This book provides a detailed investigation into the decline in wages and employment of less skilled workers as a key factor underlying the social exclusion in Europe and North America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreward by David Greenaway Notes on the Contributors 1. Globalisation and the Labour Market 2. Inequality, Trade and Defensive Innovation in the USA 3. The Impact of Increased Openness on Job Creation and Job Destruction in Portugal 4. International Trade and the Income Position of Low-Skilled Workers in the European Union 5. Using Structural Models in Trade-Technology Wage Inequality Decompositions 6. Adjustment to Globalisation: A Study of the Footwear Industry in Europe 7. International Trade in Intermediate Inputs: the Case of the Automobile Industry 8. Outsourcing, Outward Processing and Output Quality: A Case-Study from the Ceramic Tableware Industry 9. Adjusting to Globalisation: Policy Responses in Europe and the USA Bibliography ...
