Inequality in financial capitalism

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Inequality in financial capitalism

Pasquale Tridico

(Routledge frontiers of political economy, 226)

Routledge, 2018, c2017

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First published in hardback, 2017

Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Recently, the issue of inequality has regained attention in the economic and political debate. This is due to both an increase in income inequality, in particular among rich countries, and an increasing interest in this issue by researchers and politicians. In the last three decades, income inequality among rich countries increased. This period also witnessed the growth of "financial capitalism", characterised by the strong dependency of economies on the financial sector, by the globalisation and intensification of international trade and capital mobility, and by the "flexibilisation" of labour markets and the reduction of wage shares. From the 1980s to the present day, this book considers the theoretical aspects of inequality (its foundations, definitions, approaches and origins) and examines empirical evidence of income inequality in a wide range of advanced economies. The key arguments in this volume are that income inequality increased during this period because labour and welfare became seen as costs to be compressed in "financial capitalism" rather than as a fundamental part of aggregate demand to be expanded. However, the welfare state is not a drain on economic performance and competitiveness, nor is it a barrier to economic efficiency. Instead, it is demonstrated that in countries that adopt "welfare capitalism", welfare state expenditure not only contributes to a reduction in inequality but also fosters economic growth. Inequality in Financial Capitalism is of great importance to those who study economics, political economy, labour economics and globalisation.

目次

Introduction: income inequality, labour market and uneven development during financial capitalism Part I Definitions, approaches and origins of income inequality 1. Theories, methods and varieties of inequality 2. The determinants of income inequality in rich countries 3. Welfare capitalism versus financial capitalism during globalisation Part II Financialisation and financial crisis: policies and empirical evidences 4. The foundation of the financial crisis: inequality and labour flexibility 5. Varieties of capitalism, regulations and responses to the financial crisis: the European social model versus the US model 6. Economic policies and growth strategies after the crisis: different approaches in the US, Japan and the EU 7. Why some countries performed better than others during the initial phase of the crisis 8. Global imbalances and declining hegemony: looking for a new paradigm after the financial crisis 9. Conclusion

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