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Varieties of Economic Inequality

The structure of the book References I Definitions and approaches Not just slicing the pie. The need for a broader approach to economic inequality Unequal meanings A narrow focus The countless faces of inequality Concluding remarks Notes References Income inequality. What causes it and how to curb it First question: why care about income distribution?Reasons to be concerned about income inequality Causes of income inequality Policy suggestions to counter the rise of inequality Measures to prevent the rise of “market” inequality Redistribution measures References Gender, class and the crisis Gender and the crisis Class, inequality and the crisis Data and methodology Gender and class during the crisis Conclusions: a need to re-examine gender and the crisis?Notes References Economic inequality, political power and political decision-making The middle-income trap: A brief summary of the literature A political economy perspective Underlying approaches A political economy explanation of the middle-income trap The institutional level The policy level On rationality and perfect foresight An illustration with the Dominican and the Brazilian case Brazil and the Dominican Republic: differences and commonalities of two middle-income countries Maximizing the cake or maximizing one’s piece of the cake?Legacies from the early 20th century Political regimes after the big figures The recent decades Economic interests and education policies Conclusion Notes References II Empirical evidence and policy suggestions Welfare models, inequality and economic performance during globalisation Globalisation: causes and consequences, a brief overview Welfare, inequality and economic performance The model Conclusions Notes References Labour market institutions and wage inequality within education groups in Europe Inequality within education groups and labour market institutional settings Data Descriptive evidence Econometric methods Results Final remarks Notes References Do rights matter?Introduction: Representing inequalities in the EU Rights-Based Approaches and the European political economy Conclusions Notes Modern technologies, modern disparities Technological disparities in European regions: EU Policy Technological disparities in European regions: An illustration The relationships between disparities Concluding remarks Notes References A classification of school-to-work transition regimes Some stylized facts The youth experience gap A classification of school-to-work transition regimes North-European system: Active Labour Market Policy Continental-European: The dual educational system The Anglo-Saxon system: High quality of education and labour marketflexibility The South European System: The family and ... temporary work The new member states: Building a modern welfare system Discussion and summary remarks Notes References Youth unemployment and the disadvantages of the young in the labour market The causes of high youth unemployment Some features of youth unemployment and labour in Europe Conclusions and policy implications Notes References

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