Labour Market Polarization And Social Policy Reform

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Labour Market Polarization and Social Policy Reform

Author : Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies
Publisher : Kingston, Ont. : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Labour Market Polarization and Social Policy Reform written by Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies and published by Kingston, Ont. : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University. This book was released on 1995 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Labour Market Polarization and Social Policy Reform explores the dimensions of polarization and the challenges it poses for social policy reform, presenting the most recent evidence on polarization, poverty, and inequality in Canada and other nations.

Adapting Public Policy to a Labour Market in Transition

Author : France St-Hilaire
Publisher : IRPP
ISBN 13 : 9780886451868
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (518 download)

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Book Synopsis Adapting Public Policy to a Labour Market in Transition by : France St-Hilaire

Download or read book Adapting Public Policy to a Labour Market in Transition written by France St-Hilaire and published by IRPP. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After two decades of rapid technological and structural change and an overall record of poor economic performance, Canadians need to take stock of the ongoing transformation of the labour market and its implications for public policy. The fundamental changes to the nature of work itself suggest that labour and social policies established decades ago may no longer be adequate or appropriate. Moreover, the continuing perception of increased instability and worsening employment outcomes, and the growing concern over increased earnings inequality and labour market polarisation, have raised serious questions about the role of government not only in addressing the consequences of economic adjustment but also in facilitating or, worse, hampering this process. In Adapting Public Policy to a Labour Market in Transition leading labour market specialists examine specific areas of public policy that have generated considerable attention and debate in recent years. They provide new evidence on issues of utmost concern to the well-being of Canadians and a solid assessment of the challenges and avenues for policy reform.

Federalism and Labour Market Policy

Author : Alain Noël
Publisher : IIGR, Queen's University
ISBN 13 : 1553390067
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (533 download)

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Book Synopsis Federalism and Labour Market Policy by : Alain Noël

Download or read book Federalism and Labour Market Policy written by Alain Noël and published by IIGR, Queen's University. This book was released on 2004 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though these countries vary significantly in both their federal institutions and labour market policies, they all seek to define a relatively coherent approach for federal and sub-unit governments in a policy field where collaboration and coordination appear unavoidable. In some cases, such as Germany, collaboration is highly developed and policies are ambitious and integrated; in others, such as Switzerland, diversity and decentralization are privileged and policies remain fragmented. Finally, there are countries such as the United States that do not grant much importance to labour market policies. these five federations and so help us understand how political institutions and public policies are inter-related. Federalism and labour market policies certainly influence each other, but there is no simple relationship between them. Comparing different governance and employment strategies is nevertheless very instructive because it shows the range of approaches and policies that are possible in federal countries.

The Contribution of the Minimum Wage to U.S. Wage Inequality Over Three Decades

Author : David H. Autor
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143798018X
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book The Contribution of the Minimum Wage to U.S. Wage Inequality Over Three Decades written by David H. Autor and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We reassess the effect of state and federal minimum wages on U.S. earnings inequality using two additional decades of data and far greater variation in minimum wages than was available to earlier studies. We argue that prior literature suffers from two sources of bias and propose an IV strategy to address both. We find that the minimum wage reduces inequality in the lower tail of the wage distribution (the 50/10 wage ratio), but the impacts are typically less than half as large as those reported elsewhere and are almost negligible for males. Nevertheless, the estimated effects extend to wage percentiles where the minimum is nominally non-binding, implying spillovers. However, we show that spillovers and measurement error (absent spillovers) have similar implications for the effect of the minimum on the shape of the lower tail of the measured wage distribution. With available precision, we cannot reject the hypothesis that estimated spillovers to non-binding percentiles are due to reporting artifacts. Accepting this null, the implied effect of the minimum wage on the actual wage distribution is smaller than the effect of the minimum wage on the measured wage distribution.

Social Policy in a Global Society

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 0889367612
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book Social Policy in a Global Society written by International Development Research Centre (Canada) and published by IDRC. This book was released on 1995 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Policy in a Global Society: Parallels and lessons from the Canada-Latin America experience

Social Differentiation

Author : Danielle Juteau Lee
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802084040
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Social Differentiation written by Danielle Juteau Lee and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Differentiation examines the economic, political, and normatively defined relations that underlie the construction of social categories. Social differentiation, embedded in inequalities of power, status, wealth, and prestige, affects life chances of individuals as well as the allocation of resources and opportunities. Starting with a theoretical framework that challenges many traditional analyses, the contributors focus on four specific strands of social differentiation: gender, age, race/ethnicity, and locality. They explore the historically specific social practices, policies, and ideologies that produce distinct forms of inequality, in turn revealing and explaining such issues as the formation and maintenance of a gendered order; the privileging of prime-age workers; the penalties incurred by visible minorities in the labour market; the highly disadvantaged position of Aboriginals; and the economic decline of agriculture, resource, and fishing dependent regions. By paying special attention to political processes, norms, and representations, and by indicating how social policies shape economic functioning and relate to normative definitions, this book will interest policy-oriented researchers and decision-makers.

The Race between Education and Technology

Author : Claudia Goldin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674037731
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Race between Education and Technology written by Claudia Goldin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. The authors propose that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. That is, the American educational system is what made America the richest nation in the world. Its educational system had always been less elite than that of most European nations. By 1900 the U.S. had begun to educate its masses at the secondary level, not just in the primary schools that had remarkable success in the nineteenth century. The book argues that technological change, education, and inequality have been involved in a kind of race. During the first eight decades of the twentieth century, the increase of educated workers was higher than the demand for them. This had the effect of boosting income for most people and lowering inequality. However, the reverse has been true since about 1980. This educational slowdown was accompanied by rising inequality. The authors discuss the complex reasons for this, and what might be done to ameliorate it.

Immigration and the Work Force

Author : George J. Borjas
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226066703
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Immigration and the Work Force written by George J. Borjas and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1970s, the striking increase in immigration to the United States has been accompanied by a marked change in the composition of the immigrant community, with a much higher percentage of foreign-born workers coming from Latin America and Asia and a dramatically lower percentage from Europe. This timely study is unique in presenting new data sets on the labor force, wage rates, and demographic conditions of both the U.S. and source-area economies through the 1980s. The contributors analyze the economic effects of immigration on the United States and selected source areas, with a focus on Puerto Rico and El Salvador. They examine the education and job performance of foreign-born workers; assimilation, fertility, and wage rates; and the impact of remittances by immigrants to family members on the overall gross domestic product of source areas. A revealing and original examination of a topic of growing importance, this book will stand as a guide for further research on immigration and on the economies of developing countries.

The Vertical Mosaic Revisited

Author : Rick Helmes-Hayes
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442655305
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book The Vertical Mosaic Revisited written by Rick Helmes-Hayes and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1998-12-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When The Vertical Mosaic first appeared in 1965, it became an instant classic. Its key message was that Canada was not the classless democracy it fancied itself to be. In fact, Canada was a highly inegalitarian society comprising a ‘vertical mosaic’ of distinct classes and ethnic groups. This collection of papers by five of Canada’s top sociologists subjects John Porter’s landmark study to renewed scrutiny and traces the dramatic changes since Porter’s time – both in Canadian society and in the agenda of Canadian sociology. Based on papers written for a conference held in commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of The Vertical Mosaic’s publication, the five essays revisit the central themes of the original work, including gender and race inequality; citizenship and social justice; and class, power, and ethnicity from the viewpoint of political economy. An introduction by the editors provides a historical biography of Porter and discusses his influence on Canadian sociology.

On Their Own?

Author : Stewart Crysdale
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773567437
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book On Their Own? written by Stewart Crysdale and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1999-03-30 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a sample of 324 young adults in four urban centres who left high school in the mid-1980s as well as interviews with representative parents, former teachers, and employers, the authors identify factors that ease transition from school to. These include level of education, social class, gender, ethnicity, aspirations of parents, help from role models, participation in co-op education, and most important of all, self-motivation. The authors describe a range of youth profiles -- uncommitted, non-careerists, conservatives, and innovators -- that will help youth, parents, and educators identify present development and how to improve performance. Emphasizing the importance of co-operative education, the authors suggest that closer relations between school and work, such as exist in the United Kingdom and Sweden, facilitate transition into the labour market. On Their Own will guide parents, youth, educators, trustees, employers, and ministries of education and training to prepare a new generation of productive, resilient workers and managers for success in the information age.

Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada

Author : Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations
Publisher : IIGR, Queen's University
ISBN 13 : 0889118493
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada written by Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations and published by IIGR, Queen's University. This book was released on 2000 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Federalism, Democracy and Labour Market Policy in Canada the authors provide comprehensive assessments of the current state of governance within the areas of income support for the unemployed, active labour market measures, and youth policy. The analysis focuses on how the current state of governance reflects a combined commitment to specific social policy goals, principles of federalism, and democratic oversight of the policy making process.;This volume sheds new light on the complex nature of the intergovernmental regimes governing labour market policy. It makes recommendations concerning how different governance structures might better serve both Canadians and the federation.

Labor Standards in the United States and Canada

Author : Richard N. Block
Publisher : W.E. Upjohn Institute
ISBN 13 : 0880992360
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Labor Standards in the United States and Canada written by Richard N. Block and published by W.E. Upjohn Institute. This book was released on 2003 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study develops a measure of labor standards that can be applied across countries, and applies the measure to the US and Canada to test a popular hypothesis that Canada has higher labor standards than those of the US. The authors are affiliated with Michigan State University. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy

Author : Rodney S. Haddow
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 0802090907
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy by : Rodney S. Haddow

Download or read book Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy written by Rodney S. Haddow and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using various theoretical approaches, this book examines industrial relations, workers' compensation, occupational health, employment standards, training, and social assistance, measuring the impact of partisanship and globalization on policy-making in several areas. It is useful for those interested in the field of labour market policy.

Beyond the Welfare State

Author : Sirvan Karimi
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487510969
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Welfare State written by Sirvan Karimi and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neoliberal calls for welfare state reforms, especially cuts to public pensions, are a contentious issue for employees, employers, and national governments across the western world. But what are the underlying factors that have shaped the response to these pressures in Canada and Australia? In Beyond the Welfare State, Sirvan Karimi utilizes a synthesis of Marxian class analysis and the power resources model to provide an analytical foundation for the divergent pattern of public pension systems in Canada and Australia. Karimi reveals that the postwar social contract in Australia was market-based and more conducive to the privatization of retirement income. In Canada, the social contract emphasized income redistribution that resulted in strengthening the link between the state and the citizen. By shedding light on the impact of national settings on public pension systems, Beyond the Welfare State introduces new conceptual tools to aid our understanding of the welfare state at a time when it is increasingly under threat.

Diminishing Welfare

Author : Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313396590
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Diminishing Welfare written by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-11-30 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Particularly in the 1990s, social welfare programs have been cut back in a number of countries. Indeed, the phrases ending welfare as we know it or dismantling the welfare state have been used to describe this trend. In this analysis by well-recognized social welfare scholars, the nature and extent of changes in social welfare programs in key industrial or post-industrial countries is scrutinized. Determining if and how social welfare and employment prospects have been cut back in the United States, Canada, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Japan helps to identify the population groups hardest hit by cutback. In the United States, for example, poor, single-mother families have suffered major reductions in income support, while more powerful groups have avoided major losses. This cross-national study not only sheds light on general trends in social welfare but also provides clues to what constitutes successful reform and what has failed. This major comparative analysis will be of interest to scholars, students, policy makers, and professionals as well as the general public concerned with social welfare issues, full employment, poverty, and economic inequality.

Occupational Change in Europe

Author : Daniel Oesch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191761010
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Occupational Change in Europe written by Daniel Oesch and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Occupational Change in Europe' examines the pattern of occupational change in Western Europe by drawing on extensive evidence of employment data in Britain, Denmark, Germany, Spain and Switzerland since 1990.

Degrees of Freedom

Author : Keith G. Banting
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773566260
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Book Synopsis Degrees of Freedom by : Keith G. Banting

Download or read book Degrees of Freedom written by Keith G. Banting and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1997-02-19 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book's primary aim is to determine whether Canada and the United States have become more similar as their economies have become more integrated and their societies more diverse. The authors conclude that, although powerful economic and social pressures clearly constrain national governments and lead to convergence in some areas, distinctive cultural and political processes preserve room for distinctive national responses to important problems of the late twentieth century. Authors include Keith Banting, Paul Boothe (University of Alberta), Marsha Chandler (University of Toronto), George Hoberg, Robert Howse (University of Toronto), Christopher Manfredi (McGill University), George Perlin (Queen's University), Douglas Purvis (Queen's University), Richard Simeon, and Elaine Willis (consultant, Toronto).