Michael J Camasso, Radha Jagannathan

Caught in the Cultural Preference Net

Three Generations of Employment Choices in Six Capitalist Democracies

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents and analyzes the work-related attitudes, beliefs, and preferences of three generation of people in Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, and the United States. Camasso and Jagannathan dig into why these differences hinder efforts to create international and equal standards of labor overtime and how these value orientation influence productivity and quality of life on a global scale.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780190672782
• ISBN-10: 0190672781
• Artikelnr.: 60549190

Autorenporträt

Michael J. Camasso, PhD, is Professor of Resource Economics in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University. Radha Jagannathan, PhD, is Professor of Statistics in the Edward J. Bloutein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* Acknowledgments
* Chapter 1: Cultural Orientations and Economic Outcomes
* Chapter 2: The Prominence of Culture in Economic Conditions
* Chapter 3: Human Capital and Labor Supply
* Chapter 4: Skill Shortages, Skill Gaps and Labor Demand
* Chapter 5: Investigating the Cultural Transmission of Economic
Values: Survey and Sampling Methods
* Chapter 6: Attitudes, Beliefs, Intentions and Metaphors Over Time and
In Place: Description and Analysis
* Chapter 7: National and Intergenerational Similarities and
Differences: Stated Preferences
* Chapter 8: Cultural Preference Nets: The Good, the Not So Good and
the Just Plain Dysfunctional
* Appendix A: Work Values and Opinions: Interview Schedule
* Appendix B: Regression Results
* References
* Index