Minimum Wages, Collective Bargaining and Economic Development in Asia and Europe: A Labour Perspective

by Maarten van Klaveren, Thorsten Schulten, Denis Gregory

Book Overview

This book offers a labour perspective on wage-setting institutions, collective bargaining and economic development. Sixteen country chapters, eight on Asia and eight on Europe, focus in particular on the role and effectiveness of minimum wages in the context of national trends in income inequality, economic development, and social security.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349506303
• ISBN13: 9781349506309
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"