Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Searching for Optimal Inequality / Incentives 25
6. 2. Policies Affecting Work Patterns and Labor Income for Women 57
7. 3. Wage Determination and Employment in Sweden Since the Early 1990s: Wage Formation in a New Setting 83
8. 4. Labor Supply, Tax Base, and Public Policy in Sweden 127
9. 5. Did Active Labor Market Policies Help Sweden Rebound from the Depression of the Early 1990s? 159
10. 6. How Sweden’s Unemployment Became More Like Europe’s 189
11. 7. Economic Performance and Market Work Activity in Sweden after the Crisis of the Early 1990s 225
12. 8. Competition, Regulation, and the Role of Local Government Policies in Swedish Markets 253
13. 9. What Have Changes to the Global Markets for Goods and Services Done to the Viability of the Swedish Welfare State? 285
14. Contributors 327
15. Author Index 329
16. Subject Index 333