2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'In this study, we investigate how structural economic changes constrain
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an equality project, the public-sector expansion strategy. First, we
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describe a three-stage process in which a growing productivity gap
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between the private-manufacturing and public-service sectors disrupts
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traditional class solidarity. We contend that emerging conflicts between
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private and public sectors due to public-sector expansion and a growing
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inter-sectoral productivity gap eventually lead to employment and budget
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crises, as well as the weakening of coordinated wage-setting
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institutions. Furthermore, political, institutional, and economic
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transformations originating from sectoral cleavages and imbalance lead
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to increased income inequality. We test this argument using an
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unbalanced panel dataset on 16 advanced industrial democracies from 1971
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to 2003. We find that public-sector employment has a strong negative
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effect on income inequality when the productivity gap between sectors is
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low. In such situations, public-sector employment fulfills its promise
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of equality and full employment. However, as the inter-sectoral
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productivity gap increases, the negative effect of public-sector
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expansion on income inequality evaporates. The findings suggest that
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severely uneven productivity gaps due to different degrees of
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technological innovations significantly weaken and limit the
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effectiveness of left-wing governments'' policy interventions through
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public-service expansion.'
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affiliation: 'Lee, CS (Corresponding Author), Univ Chicago, Dept Sociol, 1126 E 59th
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St, Chicago, IL 60637 USA.
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Lee, Cheol-Sung; Shim, Jae-Mahn, Univ Chicago, Dept Sociol, Chicago, IL 60637 USA.
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Kim, Young-Bum, Hallym Univ, Hallym Univ Inst Aging, Chunchon, South Korea.'
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author: Lee, Cheol-Sung and Kim, Young-Bum and Shim, Jae-Mahn
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author-email: chslee@uchicago.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Lee
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given: Cheol-Sung
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- family: Kim
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given: Young-Bum
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- family: Shim
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given: Jae-Mahn
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1177/0003122410396195
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eissn: 1939-8271
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files: []
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issn: 0003-1224
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journal: AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW
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keywords: 'public-sector employment; sectoral productivity gap; sectoral conflicts;
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cross-class alliances; income inequality'
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keywords-plus: 'WELFARE-STATE; FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT; RELATIVE POVERTY; INSTITUTIONS;
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POLITICS; REDISTRIBUTION; GLOBALIZATION; GROWTH; LABOR; STRATEGIES'
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language: English
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month: FEB
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '101'
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orcid-numbers: Shim, Jae-Mahn/0000-0002-7752-8204
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pages: 100-124
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papis_id: 77ff2ea6c2d09424d478774f3bf580c3
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ref: Lee2011limitequality
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researcherid-numbers: Shim, Jae-Mahn/B-7392-2014
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times-cited: '21'
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title: 'The Limit of Equality Projects: Public-Sector Expansion, Sectoral Conflicts,
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and Income Inequality in Postindustrial Economies'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000287715100005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '33'
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volume: '76'
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web-of-science-categories: Sociology
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year: '2011'
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