Industrial and Labour Market Policy and Performance (Routledge Studies in Business Organization and Networks, 26)

Industrial issues are often inextricably linked with labour market concerns and policy approaches that attempt to consider production and employment separately are inherently flawed.'This controversial statement sums up the heart of this important book. With contributions from such scholars as Keith Cowling, Malcolm Sawyer and Michael Kitson, Industrial and Labour Market Policy and Performance covers such topics as:• the increasing inequality between rich and poor• the links between innovation, competition and collaboration• education, skills formation and human resource managementThe evidence-led nature of the book will make it an important and useful read for students and academics involved in labour economics, industrial economics and industrial policy. The controversial findings of many of the chapters and its readable style will also appeal to informed policy commentators as well as policy-makers themselves. 1. Introduction: Across The Policy Divide / Dan Coffey And Carole Thornley -- 2. Industrial Policy And Economic Development / Christine Oughton -- 3. Markets, Competition, Co-operation And Innovation / Michael Kitson, Jonathan Michie And Maura Sheehan -- 4. Best Practice Manufacture As Industrial Policy: Lean Production, Competitiveness And Monopoly Capitalism / Dan Coffey -- 5. Industrial Policy, Transnational Corporations And The Problem Of 'hollowing Out' In Japan / Keith Cowling And Philip R. Tomlinson -- 6. Labour Market Policy And Inequality In The Uk / Carole Thornley -- 7. The Problem Of British Education Policy As Economic Policy / Francis Green. Edited By Dan Coffey And Carole Thornley. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Industrial issues are often inextricably linked with labour market concerns and policy approaches that attempt to consider production and employment separately are inherently flawed." This controversial statement sums up the heart of this book. With contributions from such scholars as Keith Cowling, Malcolm Sawyer and Michael Kitson, "Industrial and Labour Market Policy and Performance" covers such topics as: the increasing inequality between rich and poor; the links between innovation, competition and collaboration; and education, skills formation and human resource management The evidence-led nature of the book should make it a useful read for students and academics involved in labour economics, industrial economics and industrial policy. The controversial findings of many of the chapters and its readable style should also appeal to informed policy commentators as well as policy-makers themselves This evidence-led text addresses the vexed question of the links between production & employment. It looks at topics such as the increasing inequality between rich & poor, the links between innovation, competition & collaboration, & education, skills formation & human resource management