Corporatism or Competition?: Labour Contracts, Institutions and Wage Structures in International Comparison

by Coen Teulings, Joop Hartog

Overview

Corporatism or Competition? is concerned with the importance of institutions in determining labor market outcomes. There has been a great deal of research in the past ten years comparing wage differences, wage movements and employment behavior in different countries, none of which has been brought together in an organized and coherent fashion. The aim of this book is to fill the gap. The book is destined to become a standard work in labor economics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521590730
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/17/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	6.26(w) x 9.33(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Symbols and abbreviated references; Synopsis; 1. What we observe and what we claim; 2. The role of corporatism in models of surplus sharing; 3. Beliefs, norms and institutions; 4. Union behaviour; 5. Wage differentials and rent sharing; 6. Tenure wage profiles; 7. Unemployment and wage flexibility; 8. Inside corporatism: how the Dutch play their own game; 9. An assessment: competition or corporatism?; References; Index.