Subcontracting and the Creation of Inequality in the Dutch Clothing Industry 1980-1992
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The paper analyzes a dual industry structure and its effects as hypothesized by segmentation theory. A dual industry structure refers to the simultaneous existence of two groups of firms within an industry which differ in terms of bargaining power and product and labor market performance: sales and job fluctuation levels should be higher in the dominated group, and job security lower. Empirical analysis of the clothing industry in the Netherlands for the period 1980-1992 confirms the hypotheses for the largest part.Download Info
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Article provided by Union for Radical Political Economics in its journal Review of Radical Political Economics.
Volume (Year): 43 (2011)
Issue (Month): 2 (June)
Pages: 230-252
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Keywords: dual labor market; subcontracting; sales fluctuation; job security;Find related papers by JEL classification:
- J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
- L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
- L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
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