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Theories of labour market segmentation A critique

The objectives of this book are: to review and develop a framework of key analytical concepts in the field of labour market segmentation; to develop and test these concepts against available data; to indicate weaknesses in the data in the light of the analysis; to offer a critique of manpower polici...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Loveridge, Ray, Mok, A.L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1979, 1979
Edition:1st ed. 1979
Subjects:
Labor Economics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Overview of the subject
  • The marginal worker as a source of concern
  • The marginal worker in theory
  • Theories of discrimination-atomistic or structural?
  • Empirical evidence of segmentation
  • Policy implications of segmentation
  • Neo-classical explanations and policy recommendations
  • Does the dual market exist in Europe?
  • The internal labour market in Europe
  • Policy considerations in Europe
  • Market strategies among marginal workers
  • Some areas for research
  • 2. Labour market theories in historical perspective
  • Definitions
  • The classical and neo-classical labour market
  • 3. Segmented labour markets
  • Occupational labour markets
  • Local labour markets
  • Internal and external markets
  • The dual labour market
  • Conclusions
  • 4. Forms of discrimination and their measurement
  • The statistical evidence
  • 5. The empirical evidence of segmentation
  • The crude ‘crowding’ hypothesis
  • Differences in patterns of under-employment
  • Sources of stigmatism
  • The pre-entry (job) discriminatory hypothesis
  • The ILM as a source of dynamic?
  • The effects of cultural feedback
  • The life-cycle hypothesis
  • Are the hypotheses proven?
  • 6. Labour market stratification and segmentation: some empirical models
  • The ‘Munich model’
  • The Piore model
  • A multi-segmented labour market
  • The confrontation of supply and demand
  • How viable are the models?
  • Cultural capital
  • 7. Labour market policy and segmentation
  • Labour market policy defined
  • Active, inactive and reactive policies
  • Conscious andor desired?
  • Autonomous?
  • The employment service
  • Training
  • Social security and unemployment benefits
  • National minimum wages
  • Job creation programmes
  • Training, job creation and the internal labour market
  • The bureaucratization of policy making
  • 8. The labour market as anarena
  • Distributive justice and labour market policy
  • Competition or conflict?
  • Who are the gladiators?
  • Interest group formation
  • Strategies of aid and enhancement
  • The evolution of labour market theory
  • Annotated bibliography
  • Supplementary bibliography

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