Multinationals and Comparative Employment Systems (BMAN70052)
Week 3: How welfare state systems shape employment patterns
- 'Is small government best for society?' (Guardian, 03/02/2010)
- 'In Sweden, men can have it all' (New York Times, 15/06/2010)
- UK gender pay gap:
- 'PM urges progress on UK pay gap' (BBC, 27/02/2006)
- 'Companies to be forced to reveal gender pay gap' (Guardian, 24/04/2009)
- 'Gender pay gap "not being closed"' (BBC, 29/07/2009)
- 'Equal pay for women not likely until 2067' (Guardian, 19/08/2010)
- 'Women executives could wait 98 years for equal pay' (Guardian, 31/08/2011)
Week 4: Flexibility and labour market regulation
- 'In Spain, a soaring jobless rate for young workers' (New York Times, 31/12/2009)
Week 5: International comparison of training systems
- Additional information on Silicon Valley: The Silcon Valley Gateway; SiliconValey.com; Silicon Valley Slang
- Other high-tech clusters: Sophia Antipolis, France; Bangalore, India; Zhong Guan Cun, China