ILRS Revista Internacional del Trabajo Revista Internacional del Trabajo 0378-5548 1564-9148 10.1111/ilrs.12284 Cien años de reglamentación dinámica del salario mínimo en Australia, los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido HAMILTON Reg r.hamilton3@cqu.edu.au NICHOL Matt m.nichol@cqu.edu.au School of Business and Law, Central Queensland University (Australia) 02 09 2023 142 3 10.1111/ilrs.v142.3 443 468 © Artículo original, los autores, 2022 © Compilación de la revista y traducción, Organización Internacional del Trabajo, 2023

El salario mínimo ha sido una cuestión controvertida desde que se in‐trodujo en la legislación de Australia, los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido a principios del siglo XX. Los defensores del salario mínimo justifican la intervención estatal basándose en principios de equidad y bien social, mientras que sus detractores se amparan en la teoría del mercado. En este artículo se examina la influencia de estas dos posiciones ideológicas en la fijación de los salarios, y los consiguientes resultados de una y otra. El objetivo es colmar la falta de estudios comparativos sobre los orígenes, la evolución y los actuales sistemas de reglamentación del salario mínimo en los tres países.

 Palabras clavereglamentación salarial salario mínimo salario mínimo vital estudio comparativo historia Australia Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte Estados Unidos de América

 

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