Is the U.S. a good model for reducing social exclusion in Europe?

Autor/inn/en	Schmitt, John; Zipperer, Ben
Institution	Center for Economic and Policy Research (Washington, DC)
Titel	Is the U.S. a good model for reducing social exclusion in Europe? Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Ist die USA ein gutes Vorbild für die Verringerung der sozialen Ausgrenzung in Europa?
Quelle	Washington (2006), 30 S.; 346 KB PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Mobilitätsbarriere; Soziale Ausgrenzung; Soziale Ungleichheit; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Mobilität; Gesundheitszustand; Armut; Einkommensunterschied; Kriminalität; Sozialer Indikator; Einkommensverteilung; Arbeitslosenquote; Arbeitslosigkeit; Internationaler Vergleich; Benachteiligung; OECD (Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung); Europa
Abstract	"Sustained, high levels of unemployment in the majority of Europe's largest economies have led many Europeans to look to the United States as a possible alternative economic model. The political right and center in Europe have emphasized what they see as the flexibility and dynamism of the U.S. economy. Much of the left, meanwhile, have argued that high unemployment in Europe, which is often concentrated in specific geographic regions or demographic groups, is the driving force behind 'social exclusion' in Europe today. This has led many Europeans - even some in the continent's social democratic parties - to the reluctant conclusion that the United States may be a good model for reducing social exclusion there. This paper reviews several international indicators of social exclusion to assess how well the United States has done in using its apparently greater flexibility and dynamism to reduce social exclusion. On most measures of inequality, poverty, health, education, crime, and punishment, the United States does not fare well compared to the much-better-funded welfare states in Europe. The gap between U.S. and European performance in many of these dimensions is striking, and not fully acknowledged in the current debate around promoting U.S.-style reforms in Europe. What is more surprising, however, is that the United States, in fact, performs poorly in two areas where U.S. superiority is usually simply taken for granted: incorporating traditionally disadvantaged groups into the paid labor force and providing opportunities for economic mobility." Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: deskriptive Studie; Querschnitt; empirisch. (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2007/3