Globalization and Public Policy A European Perspective [Paperback]

This volume of selected articles was released in light of the new economic, social and environmental challenges Europe and the United States have been faced with following the end of the Cold War and in the evolving era of globalization. National security, immigration, and the provision of health and other key social services call for a radically different outlook in terms of policy discussions. The contributors of this book focus on seven key policy issues and challenges that currently affect the United States and Europe: income distribution, the gender pay gap, crime and security, unemployment, health care, the demographic question, and environmental regulation. The purpose of this volume is to analyze how public policy within the European context is responding to the challenges posed by this new global era.Introduction.- The Impact of Globalization on Income Distribution and Income Inequality.- The Gender Pay Gap.- Crime and Security in Europe and the US.- Recession and Unemployment: A Comparative Analysis of Germany and the United States.- A Cross Comparative Analysis of the U.S., German, and Italian Healthcare System.- The Demographic Change in Germany - Implication for the Pension Scheme.- US and German Regulations of CO2 Emissions from Passenger Cars.

David B. Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, where he is also serves as Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He is an Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. In addition, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, Honorary Professor at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena in Germany, and is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London. Audretschs research has focused on the links between entrepreneurship, government policy, innovation, economic development and global complS™