Contested Economic Institutions
| Author | : Torben Iversen |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 1999-08-28 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521645328 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521645324 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (324 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Contested Economic Institutions by : Torben Iversen
Download or read book Contested Economic Institutions written by Torben Iversen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-08-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines why some countries have much higher unemployment rates than others. Explores wage bargaining institutions, macro-economic policy regimes, and the welfare state. Argues that unemployment is the outcome of interaction between the centralization of the wage bargaining system and the character of the monetary policy regime.