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Crossing Borders. Transnational Activism In European Social Movements, Mario Pianta, Raffaele Marchetti, Duccio Zola Dec 2008

Crossing Borders. Transnational Activism In European Social Movements, Mario Pianta, Raffaele Marchetti, Duccio Zola

Mario Pianta

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Forces Of Inequality? The Impact Of Technology And Globalisation, Mario Pianta, Leopoldo Nascia Dec 2008

Forces Of Inequality? The Impact Of Technology And Globalisation, Mario Pianta, Leopoldo Nascia

Mario Pianta

In searching for the causes of the general increase of inequality in Europe over the past two decades, technological change and increasing international integration are major forces that need to be investigated. While they have affected the overall changes in economic structures with complex – direct and indirect – influences on income distribution, we focus here on their specific impact on three issues: a) inequalities between profits and wages; b) the polarisation of employment by professional skills; c) wage polarisation.