Volume 44 · November/December 2009 · Number 6

Editorial

• Introduction

Articles

• Why Europe Needs a Policy on Inequality

• Forces of Inequality? The Impact of Technology and Globalisation

• When Family Beats Welfare: Background Effects in EU15 Country Clusters

• Is the Growth of Inequality a Lasting or Transitory Feature of the Contemporary Process of Globalisation? A Political Economy Perspective

• Are Trade Unions a Force for Greater Equality in Europe or the Champions of Privileged Insiders?

• Working for Little Money: Does Germany Really Need a Minimum Wage?

• Inequality in Emerging Countries: Trends, Interpretations, and Implications for Development and Poverty Reduction

Economic Trends

• Fiscal Policy and the Recession: The Case of Greece

Index

• HWWI Index of World Market Prices of Commodities