Volume 44
November/December 2009 · Number 6

Editorial

• Introduction

  Felix Roth

Articles

• Why Europe Needs a Policy on Inequality

  Maurizio Franzini

• Forces of Inequality? The Impact of Technology and Globalisation

  Leopoldo Nascia, Mario Pianta

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

  Michele Raitano

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

  Pascal Petit

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

  Rory O'Farrell, Andrew Watt

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

  Gerhard Bosch, Claudia Weinkopf

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

  Stephan Klasen

Economic Trends

• Fiscal Policy and the Recession: The Case of Greece

  Ersi Athanassiou

Index

• HWWI Index of World Market Prices of Commodities