The aging and migration megatrends and their impact on spatial - regional and local - labor market performance is the core theme of this book, and thus together define its scope and focus. The contributions provide an overview of key aging and migration issues in various countries together with...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Basic Concepts -- 3. The Little Mathematics You Need -- 4. Four Archetypal Pension Systems -- 5. Pension Benefits in a More Realistic Setting -- 6. The Challenges for Public Pension Schemes -- 7. Concluding remarks

1. Introduction -- 2. China: A Historic Mobilization Ends -- 3. The Great Demographic Reversal and its Effect on Future Growth -- 4. Dependency, Dementia and the Coming Crisis of Caring -- 5. The Likely Resurgence of Inflation -- 6. The Determination of (Real) Interest Rates during the Great...

The financial crisis in advanced economies and its impact on developing countries has put the longer term agenda of development - structural transformation of countries, of their growth, jobs, poverty and distribution - on the analytic and policy backburner. Day to day management of macro...

1. Introduction: Political Economy of Globalization -- 2. Transformation of Labour Market and Gender Patterns of Work -- 3. Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Issues and Controversies -- 4. CSR and Home-Based Work: Conceptualizing Social Responsibility in Global Market Economy -- 5. Dilemmas...