Employment in the Lean Years Policy and Prospects for the Next Decade

by Marsden, David

• ISBN13: 9780199605446
• ISBN10: 0199605440
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Over the last fifteen years, the deregulation of Britain's labor market has led to economic growth, employment opportunities, and a more diverse workforce: the "fat years". However, now as Britain faces its lean years with job cuts, rising unemployment, income insecurity, and related social strains, how can and should the government and key labor market policy makers ensure the labor market provides job opportunities and reasonable levels of social justice? The fundamental changes that have occurred in labor market institutions mean that 'solutions' of previous decades no longer work. This volume sets out to address the major challenges faced: - Unemployment, immigration, housing and job subsidies - Key institutional changes, such as the decline of collective regulation, rise of occupational licensing, and the National Minimum Wage - Pay and subsidies in the private and public sector Contributions from leading experts in the field employ the latest theory and empirical research to examine a different set of problems and the policies that could help to resolve them.

Table of Contents

List Of Figures	p. xi
List Of Tables	p. xiii
List Of Contributors	p. xiv
Employment in the Lean Years: Introduction	p. 1
Employment, Immigration, and Housing
The European Unemployment Challenge	p. 17
Immigration and the UK Labour Market	p. 27
Migration and its Impact on Housing Costs	p. 38
Job Guarantees for the Unemployed: Evidence and Design	p. 56
New Institutional Patterns in Labour Markets
Individualization and Growing Diversity of Employment Relationships	p. 73
How Does Government Regulate Occupations in the United Kingdom and the United States? Issues and Policy Implications	p. 87
Occupational Licensing in the United Kingdom: The Case of the Private Security Industry	p. 102
Low Pay and Minimum Wages
The National Minimum Wage after a Decade	p. 121
Minimum Wages and Wage Inequality	p. 134
Changing Wage Structures: Trends and Explanations	p. 151
Education, Training, Skills, and an International Perspective	p. 168
Pay and Incentives in the Public and Private Sectors
Weak Incentives: When and Why	p. 185
Modernization, Privatization, and the Public Service Ethos in the United Kingdom	p. 199
The Future of Public Sector Pay in the United Kingdom	p. 213
At the Public Convenience?: How should we Set Public Sector Pay and How should we Change it?	p. 234
Index	p. 251
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