Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution

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ID23146751
AuthorsSamuel Bowle (0000-0001-6068-4430), Samuel S Bowles
EditorsPranab Bardhan (0000-0002-2378-9281), Samuel Bowles, Michael Wallerstein
Year2006
Pages352
Publication date2006-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueGlobalization and Egalitarian Redistribution (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPrinceton University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1515/9780691220208
OpenAlexW615599452
Open LibraryOL34117309M
ISBN9780691220208
LanguageEN
Citations received40
References cited3

Can the welfare state survive in an economically integrated world? Many have argued that globalization has undermined national policies to raise the living standards and enhance the economic opportunities of the poor. This book, by sixteen of the world's leading authorities in international economics and the welfare state, suggests a surprisingly different set of consequences: Globalization does not preclude social insurance and egalitarian redistribution--but it does change the mix of policies that can accomplish these ends. Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution demonstrates that the free flow of goods, capital, and labor has increased the inequality or volatility of labor earnings in advanced industrial societies--while constraining governments' ability to tax the winners from globalization to compensate workers for their loss. This flow has meanwhile created opportunities for enhancing the welfare of the less well off in poor and middle-income countries. Comprising eleven essays framed by the editors' introduction and conclusion, this book represents the first systematic look at how globalization affects policies aimed at reducing inequalities. The contributors are Keith Banting, Pranab Bardhan, Carles Boix, Samuel Bowles, Minsik Choi, Richard Johnston, Covadonga Meseguer Yebra, Karl Ove Moene, Layna Mosley, Claus Offe, Ugo Pagano, Adam Przeworski, Kenneth Scheve, Matthew J. Slaughter, Stuart Soroka, and Michael Wallerstein.

Development economics · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Globalization · Inequality · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Redistribution (election) · Redistribution of income and wealth · Unemployment · Welfare · Welfare state · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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