abstract: 'This article discusses growing inequalities in the context of employment

  and labour market policies and how the latter can contribute to lowering

  inequalities. It discusses what is meant by income inequality, why it is

  remains important to focus on income inequality, which measures of

  income inequality are relevant and how we have arrived at growing income

  inequality. A last section reviews what can be done about growing

  inequality. The current situation is dominated by globalization, which

  has influenced the functioning and outcome of various aspects of the

  labour market. Greater attention to labour market institutions and

  greater coherence between economic and labour market policies is

  therefore necessary to stem growing inequality. Past examples of

  combining growth with equitable income distribution are often examples

  of restrained capitalism. Either social pacts or government bureaucrats

  and political elites provided the restraint. The current crisis and the

  public concern for improved income equality might engender renewed

  political will to make employment creation and income distribution

  important objectives for economic policy-making.'
affiliation: 'van der Hoeven, R (Corresponding Author), Inst Social Studies, POB 90733,
  NL-2509 LS The Hague, Netherlands.

  Inst Social Studies, NL-2509 LS The Hague, Netherlands.'
author: van der Hoeven, Rolph
author_list:
- family: van der Hoeven
  given: Rolph
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/19452820903481459
eissn: 1945-2837
files: []
issn: 1945-2829
journal: JOURNAL OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CAPABILITIES
keywords: Employment; Inequality; Globalization; Development; Economic policy
keywords-plus: DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; WAGES; WORK
language: English
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '59'
pages: 67-84
papis_id: 277059aded7a043d94762dff0db3544d
ref: Vanderhoeven2010incomeinequality
times-cited: '7'
title: 'Income Inequality and Employment Revisited: Can One Make Sense of Economic
  Policy?'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000282846400005
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '9'
volume: '11'
web-of-science-categories: Development Studies
year: '2010'