Combating Inequality (eBook, ePUB)

The Global North and South
Redaktion: Gallas, Alexander; Scherrer, Christoph; Hoffer, Frank; Herr, Hansjörg

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Economic inequality has recently gained considerable academic attention. However, two important aspects of inequality have not been discussed systematically: its multidimensional nature and the question of what can be done to reverse it. This book offers insights from scholars representing the Global Labour University, which operates in Brazil, Germany, India, South Africa and the US. They analyse the various drivers of inequality, assess policy responses, and discuss counterstrategies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317423850
• Artikelnr.: 44475965

Autorenporträt

Alexander Gallas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Kassel, Germany. Hansjörg Herr is Professor for Supranational Integration at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany. Frank Hoffer is a Senior Researcher at the Bureau for Workers' Activities at the ILO and the international coordinator of the Global Labour University, Germany. Christoph Scherrer is Professor for Political Science and Director of the International Centre for Development and Decent Work, University of Kassel, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Part I: The Challenge of Inequality 2. The Rise of
Inequality Across the Globe: Drivers, Impacts and Policies for Change 3.
Gender Inequality and the Labour Movement 4. Trade Unions and the Challenge
of Economic Inequality: An Unresolved Debate Part II: Drivers of Inequality
5. Labour and Financial Markets as Drivers of Inequality 6. The Impact of
the Financial Sector on Inequality: A Comparison of the US, Brazil, Germany
and India 7. Multinational Corporations and Economic Inequality in the
Global South: Causes, Consequences and Countermeasures in the Bangladeshi
and Honduran Apparel Sector Part III: Country Case Studies 8. The US
Economy: From Crisis to Stagnation 9. Financialisation, Redistribution and
'Export-led Mercantilism': The Case of Germany 10. Macroeconomic Processes
and Economic Inequality in India 11. Brazil in the Last Twenty Years:
Searching for a New Accumulation Regime Part IV: Critiques of Conventional
Political Responses 12. 'Greening' Inequality? The Limits of the Green
Growth Agenda 13. The Social Investment State and the Myth of Meritocracy
Heike Solga 14. New Trends in Inequality: The Financialisation of Social
Policies Part V: Merits and Limits of Alternative Political Responses 15.
Market Regulation, Inequality and Economic Development 16. The Role of the
Public Sector in Combating Inequality 17. Progressive Tax Reform in the
OECD Countries: Opportunities and Obstacles Part VI: Tools for
Counterstrategies 18. Contexualising Strategies for More Equality 19.
(Un)Typical Labour Struggles: Creative Campaigns to Challenge Inequality
20. Countermeasures Against Inequality