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Wachstum und Verteilung unter "New Labour" 1997-2007

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Zur vielleicht großen Überraschung für viele kontinentale BeobachterInnen hat die Ungleichheit in der britischen Einkommensverteilung im ersten Labour-Jahrzehnt von 1997 bis 2007 abgenommen. Dies gilt sowohl für die funktionelle als auch in geringerem Ausmaß für die personelle Verteilung. Überdies lag das durchschnittliche Wachstum mit einem Mittelwert von 2,84 Prozent deutlich über jenem anderer großer europäischer Volkswirtschaften. Insgesamt weicht die Entwicklung im Vereinigten Königreich (VK) deutlich von jener in der restlichen EU ab. Der Artikel versucht darzulegen, dass zwischen der egalitäreren Verteilung im Vereinigten Königreich und dem gleichzeitigen überdurchschnittlichen Wachstum ein kausaler Zusammenhang besteht. Die britische Entwicklung wird zu diesem Zwecke mit jener in den anderen drei großen europäischen Volkswirtschaften - Deutschland, Frankreich und Italien - verglichen. Die stilisierten Fakten deuten tatsächlich auf einen positiven Einfluss der egalitäreren Einkommensverteilung auf das robuste Wirtschaftswachstum hin.

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  • Nikolaus Kowall, 2009. "Wachstum und Verteilung unter "New Labour" 1997-2007," Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG, Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien, Abteilung Wirtschaftswissenschaft und Statistik, vol. 35(4), pages 551-577.
    • Handle: RePEc:clr:wugarc:y:2009v:35i:4p:551
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