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The impact of investment funds on restructuring practices and employment levels

" One feature of the global economy in recent years has been the increasing number and importance of new investment funds (private equity (PE), hedge funds (HFs), and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs)), which are sometimes referred to as alternative investment funds (AIFs). This increase has parall...

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Main Authors: Gospel, Howard, Haves, Jakob, Pendleton, Andrew, Vitols, Sigurt, Wilke, Peter, Catero, Bruno, Duman, Anil, Dunin-Wasowicz, Stefan, Engelen, Erwald, Korpi,Tomas, Bacon, Nicolas, Wright, Mike
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Dublin 2010
European Foundation
Subjects:
case study
comparison
economic recession
foreign investment
industrial restructuring
labour policy
social partners
work organization
workers information
EU countries
Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183576124919017589-The-impact-of-investment-funds.htm
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Summary:" One feature of the global economy in recent years has been the increasing number and importance of new investment funds (private equity (PE), hedge funds (HFs), and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs)), which are sometimes referred to as alternative investment funds (AIFs). This increase has paralleled fundamental changes in financial markets and has generated heated debates on the impact of these funds on restructuring practices, employment levels and industrial relations. This report present the results of a project that brought together researchers from several European countries to assess the effects of investment funds on labour outcomes."
Physical Description:132 p.
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