Austerity in America: Gender and community consequences of restructuring the public sector

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 457-474

  Glasmeier, Amy K ^a   Lee Chuvala, Christa R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

austerity; employment polarization; female workforce; manufacturing decline; returns to education; wage inequality

Indexed keywords

DEBT CRISIS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; FINANCIAL POLICY; FISCAL POLICY; HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC SECTOR; RETURNS TO EDUCATION; WAGE DETERMINATION; WAGE GAP; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 81855194737     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsr029     Document Type: Review

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