Employment 'miracles' : : a critical comparison of the Dutch, Scandinavian, Swiss, Australian and Irish cases versus Germany and the US / / Uwe Becker, Herman Schwartz (eds.).
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 count...
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Superior document: | Changing welfare states |
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Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2005. |
Year of Publication: | 2005 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Changing welfare states.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (287 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021). |
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Other title: | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Miracles, Mirages and Markets / 2. The Dutch Model: Magic in a Flat Landscape? / 3. Employment and Unemployment in Denmark and Sweden: Success or Failure for the Universal Welfare Model? / 4. The Evolution of the Finnish Model in the 1990's: From Depression to High-Tech Boom / 5. The Swiss Miracle: Low growth and high employment / 6. Recasting the Story of Ireland's Miracle: Policy, Politics or Profit? / 7. The Australian Miracle: Luck, Pluck or Being Stuck Down Under? / 8. Last Year's Model? Reflections on the American model of employment growth / 9. The German Contrast. On Bad Comparisons, Special Circumstances, Luck and Policies That Turned Out to Be Wrong / 10. Conclusion: the Importance of Lucky Circumstances, and Still the Liberal-Social Democratic Divide / Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index |
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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. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-278) and index. |
ISBN: | 1280959169 9786610959167 9048503833 1423709632 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Uwe Becker, Herman Schwartz (eds.). |