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SPRINGER Social Pacts Employment And Growth A Reappraisal Of Ezio Tarantelli And#039;S Thought 2007 Edition by NICOLA ACOCELLA, RICCARDO LEONI
In this book leading European economists examine the current status of social pacts and their future. Particular focus is placed on the role of trade unions, and the positive role they can play for economic and social stability by agreeing to set wages on the basis of a target rate of inflation. As the European Union expands and social change accelerates, this insightful book will be of interest to all concerned with social and economic developments across Europe. Globalization, labor markets and welfare states: a future of "competitive corporatism"?.- Social Pacts in Tarantelli's Thought.- 'Doing good'. Ezio Tarantelli's Approach to Political Economy.- The 1960s and Ezio's Awakening to the Social Problems of Italy.- The Implementation of Tarantelli's Proposals.- Employment Growth in Italy in the 1990s: Institutional Arrangements and Market Forces.- The July Protocol and Economic Growth: The Chance Missed.- The' 93 July Agreement in Italy: Bargaining Power, Efficiency Wages or Both?.- Social Pacts in Europe.- Wage Bargaining Institutions in Europe. A Happy Marriage or Preparing for Divorce?.- Industrial Relations and Macroeconomic Performance.- Wage Setting Institutions and Economic Performance.- Loops Learning and the Phillips Curve.- Wage Inequality in Europe: the Role of Labour Market and Redistributive Institutions.- For a Theory of Social Pacts.- Searching for the EU Social Dialogue Model.- From First- to Second-Generation Social Pacts.- Alternative Solutions to Conflicts.- Inflation Inertia, Monetary Policy and Market Competition: Tarantelli Revisited.- Creating the 'Neo-Lisbon' Economy.