Economic insecurity in the new wave of globalization: Offshoring and the labor share under varieties of capitalism

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-308

  Milberg, William ^a   Winkler, Deborah ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic security; Functional income distribution; Outsourcing; Varieties of capitalism

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; GLOBALIZATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR RELATIONS; LABOR SUPPLY; OECD; OUTSOURCING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATE ROLE;

EID: 77953350121     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: 14653486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692171003701479     Document Type: Article

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