Since 1945 preventing runaway wage inflation has been regarded as a key policy in managing an economy in a successful way. The exact nature of pay control has varied from country to country and from time to time. This book, originally published in 1987, examines pay control policies in major Western economies. It surveys developments from 1945 and explores the aims of pay policies and discusses the problems of implementation, comparing the different kinds of policies. By comparing the performance of these different approaches the book assesses the merits and pitfalls of the different approaches.

Comparison of price and wage policies to combat inflation in the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany, Federal Republic and Italy - examines long term and short term effectiveness of such policies, trade union reactions, wages trends, income distribution, unemployment, etc. References.

This book, originally published in 1981, is a major reassessment of the strengths and weaknesses of incomes policies. A distinguished group of economists comprehensively review the rationale and history of the field, giving special attention to the role fo the public sector, the question of low pay and the differing approaches to incomes policies which have been adopted in Europe and North America.

Study of anti-inflationary measures in the USA in respect of price stabilisation and wage policy - covers the effect of the economic guideposts on wage and price control, profit and investment behaviour, economic growth, labour disputes, and legal aspects of mandatory control and the efficiency thereof, etc., and includes a survey of related experience in western European countries and japan. References, and selected bibliography pp. 207 to 212.