occasional paper no. 7 world summit for social development after the golden age: the future of the welfare state in the new global order by gøsta esping-andersen unrisd united nations research institute for social development UNRISD work for the Social Summit is being carried out with the support and co-operation of the United Nations Development Programme. Proof-reading and layout: Rhonda Gibbes Dissemination: Adrienne Cruz UNRISD/OP/94/7 ISSN 1020-2285 Copyright United Nations
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Minimum Wage: A Historical Perspective and its’ Future On June 18th, 2004, Senator Kerry announced his minimum wage plan, saying, “I’m running for President to build a stronger economy that lifts up families and expands opportunity for hardworking Americans. Today, there are workers, many of them women, struggling to get by on the minimum wage. That is wrong. We can do better. And together, we are going to change it. I want to build an America where working
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American economy were coming from the top. In other words, the wealthiest 1% of households earn as much each year as the bottom 60% put together. Furthermore in terms of wealth, the top 1% possessed as much wealth as the bottom 90%. Looking at the data over time, each year the top 1% gained a greater share of the nation’s wealth and it was the top 1% of the population that essentially became the function of the growth in future returns of investment productivity and results. The Citibank analytical
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vote, took a century (America's Historical Documents). Many papers have been written and studies conducted to analyze the reasons behind the gender discrimination. No answer seems to be logical or reasonable but it seems to be the cause of the gender wage gap, affecting women
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(See Figure 6.1, McCall 22). The differences in pay are widespread and pervasive applying not only to female-oriented jobs but to any jobs in which men and women both engage. Only at the bottom of the wage scale do women’s and men’s pay tend to converge because of the effect of the minimum wage. Statistics from 2005 show women earning only 0.77 of what men earn (Weinberg 26). Research has brought out many factors that seem to be influential, such as number of hours worked, experience, and differences
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during the last 30 years have necessitated new and innovative analyses and policy responses. A common thread which weaves throughout many of the studies reviewed here is the dynamics of migration. In When Work Disappears, immigrants provide comparative data with which to highlight the problems of ghetto poverty affecting blacks. In No Shame in My Game, Puerto Rican and Dominican immigrants are part of the changing demographics in Harlem. In Canarsie, the possible migration of blacks into a working/middle-class
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Introduction Wal-Mart is a public multinational corporation that operates a chain of large discount stores and warehouse stores. Wal-Mart is the world’s largest private employer with over 2 million employees. Wal-Mart has over 8,500 stores in 15 countries, more than 4400 of them are in the United States. Wal-Mart operates their U.S. stores under many names including, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Sam’s Club, Neighborhood Market by Wal-Mart, Supermercado de Wal-Mart (in Hispanic neighborhoods)
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Social class is made up of people with similar social status which are classified on the basis of prestige and esteem gained through accumulation of wealth and economic success. Each class (upper/middle/lower class) has a set of values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviour norms which are different from other classes. Quoting from Dr. Anthony Giddens, “A class is a large-scale grouping of people who share common economic resources, which strongly influence who share common lifestyle they are able to
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way, in today’s economy, it’s vital to the welfare of many. The main purpose of the system is to provide benefits to America’s workers and their families for retirement, disability, and early death. (Unknown Social Security ProCon) According to the data collected in the 2000 census, “Social Security is the main source of income for men and women 65 and older.” (Hartmann, Lee Highbeam) This finding proves people have become to depend on the government for this benefit, and for a multitude of reasons
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economic policy to combine full employment and equity with price stability and economic growth was developed by two trade union economists shortly after World War II. Through the use of extensive employment policy measures, a tight fiscal policy and a wage policy of solidarity, the Rehn-Meidner model represents a unique third way between Keynesianism and monetarism. This essay analyses the application and performance of the Rehn-Meidner model in Sweden. Although never consistently applied, it is possible
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