Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Evaluating the Connection between Social Protection and Economic Flexibility 21
6. 2. Trends in Social Protection Programs and Expenditures in the 1980s 43
7. 3. Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France, and Belgium 59
8. 4. Patterns in Regional Labor Market Adjustment: The United States versus Japan 95
9. 5. Housing Market Regulations and Housing Market Performance in the United States, Germany, and Japan 119
10. 6. Health Insurance Provision and Labor Market Efficiency in the United States and Germany 157
11. 7. Social Security and Older Workers' Labor Market Responsiveness: The United States, Japan, and Sweden 189
12. 8. Public Sector Growth and Labor Market Flexibility: The United States versus the United Kingdom 223
13. 9. Does Public Health Insurance Reduce Labor Market Flexibility or Encourage the Underground Economy? Evidence from Spain and the United States 265
14. 10. Social Welfare Programs for Women and Children: The United States versus France 301
15. 11. Three Regimes of Child Care: The United States, the Netherlands, and Sweden 333
16. Contributors 363
17. Author Index 365
18. Subject Index 371