Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution
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Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution

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Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution

About this book

Can the welfare state survive in an economically integrated world? Many have argued that globalization has undermined national policies to raise the living standards and enhance the economic opportunities of the poor. This book, by sixteen of the world's leading authorities in international economics and the welfare state, suggests a surprisingly different set of consequences: Globalization does not preclude social insurance and egalitarian redistribution--but it does change the mix of policies that can accomplish these ends.



Globalization and Egalitarian Redistribution demonstrates that the free flow of goods, capital, and labor has increased the inequality or volatility of labor earnings in advanced industrial societies--while constraining governments' ability to tax the winners from globalization to compensate workers for their loss. This flow has meanwhile created opportunities for enhancing the welfare of the less well off in poor and middle-income countries. Comprising eleven essays framed by the editors' introduction and conclusion, this book represents the first systematic look at how globalization affects policies aimed at reducing inequalities.


The contributors are Keith Banting, Pranab Bardhan, Carles Boix, Samuel Bowles, Minsik Choi, Richard Johnston, Covadonga Meseguer Yebra, Karl Ove Moene, Layna Mosley, Claus Offe, Ugo Pagano, Adam Przeworski, Kenneth Scheve, Matthew J. Slaughter, Stuart Soroka, and Michael Wallerstein.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Half-title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Tables
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Preface
  9. Contributors
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter 1: Globalization and the Limits to Poverty Alleviation
  12. Chapter 2: Social Protection in a Supranational Context
  13. Chapter 3: Threat Effects of Capital Mobility on Wage Bargaining
  14. Chapter 4: Constraints, Opportunities, and Information
  15. Chapter 5: Egalitarian Redistribution in Globally Integrated Economies
  16. Chapter 6: Social Democracy as a Development Strategy
  17. Chapter 7: Globalization and Democracy
  18. Chapter 8: Between Redistribution and Trade: The Political Economy of Protectionism and Domestic Compensation
  19. Chapter 9: Public Opinion, International Economic Integration, and the Welfare State
  20. Chapter 10: Immigration and Redistribution in a Global Era
  21. Chapter 11: Economic Integration, Cultural Standardization, and the Politics of Social Insurance
  22. Conclusion
  23. Index