Befristung als Form der Arbeitsmarktflexibilisierung - Arbeitsmarkttheoretische Überlegungen zur befristeten Beschäftigung - Befristete Beschäftigung und der Einfluss institutioneller Rahmenbedingungen - Hypothesen - Daten, Variablen und Methoden - Verbreitungsgrad und Charakteristika...

Was soziale Gerechtigkeit sei, wer für ihre Realisierung zu sorgen habe und insbesondere welche Rolle der Staat dabei zu spielen habe - darüber wird in jüngster Zeit lebhaft gestritten. Vernehmbar ist dabei vor allem die Forderung, das Ziel sozialer Gerechtigkeit auf die Gewährleistung von...

Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century is the most widely discussed work of economics in recent history, selling millions of copies in dozens of languages. But are its analyses of inequality and economic growth on target? Where should researchers go from here in exploring the ideas...

The Pinochet era / Peter Winn -- Politics without policy : the failure of social concertation in democratic Chile, 1990-2000 / Volker Frank -- "No miracle for us" : the textile industry in the Pinochet era, 1973-1998 / Peter Winn -- Disciplined workers and avid consumers : neoliberal policy and...

The slave trades out of Africa represent one of the most significant forced migration experiences in history. In this paper I illustrate their long-term consequences. I first consider the influence of the slave trade on the "sending" countries in Africa, with attention to their economic,...

The slave trades out of Africa represent one of the most significant forced migration experiences in history. In this paper I illustrate their long-term consequences. I first consider the influence of the slave trade on the "sending" countries in Africa, with attention to their economic,...