The limit of equality projects: Public-sector expansion, sectoral conflicts, and income inequality in postindustrial economies

American Sociological Review

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-124

  Lee, Cheol Sung ^a   Kim, Young Bum ^b   Shim, Jae Mahn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cross class alliances; income inequality; public sector employment; sectoral conflicts; sectoral productivity gap

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC SERVICE; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 79953899912     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122410396195     Document Type: Article

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