Labour

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. General Introduction

   • Jean Vercherand

   Pages 1-8

3. The “Social Question” since the 19th Century

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   Pages 9-52

4. The Neoclassical Model of the Labour Market

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   Pages 53-74

5. The Asymmetry of Bargaining Power

   • Jean Vercherand

   Pages 75-107

6. The Dual Impact of Technical Progress

   • Jean Vercherand

   Pages 108-147

7. The Normative Implications for Labour Policies

   • Jean Vercherand

   Pages 148-161

8. Is a Synthesis of Economic Theories Possible?

   • Jean Vercherand

   Pages 162-174

9. General Conclusion

   • Jean Vercherand

   Pages 175-182

10. Back Matter

    Pages 183-214

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Labour: A Heterodox Approach provides a theoretical reconstruction of the labour and job market by examining it in a rich historical context. It explores the fundamental implications of the theories of consumption and growth and aims at solving the difficulties raised by the dominant economic theories (neoclassical, Keynesian, supply side) by taking into account the dimension of the historical conflict of the labour market and the public intervention that results from it, such as the construction of a specific legal framework that is to say, labour law. The work focuses on providing a description of conflict and intervention, the market's leading characteristics, and demonstrates that they can be interpreted by introducing two major remedial hypotheses in economic fundamentals. It also contributes to solving several theoretical controversies and highlights the two main perspectives on the economic regulation of the labour market.

• Labour market theory
• labour law
• workers' claims
• consumption theory
• growth theory
• growth
• Job Market
• labor market

• INRA CESAER, Dijon, France

  Jean Vercherand

Jean Vercherand is an economist, historian, and researcher at the French National Agronomic Research Institute. He holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering, a PhD in Contemporary History and an MSc degree in Economic Analysis. His research interests lie in two disciplines: history and economics.

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