ABSTRACT

This book, originally published in 1981, is a major reassessment of the strengths and weaknesses of incomes policies. A distinguished group of economists comprehensively review the rationale and history of the field, giving special attention to the role fo the public sector, the question of low pay and the differing approaches to incomes policies which have been adopted in Europe and North America.

 

 

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 1|17 pages

Incomes Policies: Some Rationales

chapter Chapter 2|22 pages

Incomes Policy and Aggregate Pay

chapter Chapter 3|27 pages

Public and Private Sector Pay and the Economy

chapter Chapter 4|28 pages

Incomes Policy and the Private Sector

chapter Chapter 5|28 pages

Incomes Policy and the Public Sector

chapter Chapter 6|27 pages

Incomes Policies and Low Pay