The Impact of Losing Your Job

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ehlert, Martin, author.

Series:

Changing welfare states.

Changing welfare states

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic security--Germany.

Economic security.

Economic security--United States.

Unemployment--Germany.

Unemployment.

Unemployment--United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Losing a job has always been understood as one of the most important causes of downward social mobility in modern societies. And it's only gotten worse in recent years, as the weakening position of workers has made returning to the labor market even tougher. The Impact of Losing Your Job builds on findings from life course sociology to show clearly just what effects job loss has on income, family life, and future prospects. Key to Martin Ehlert's analysis is a comparative look at the United States and Germany that enables him to show how different approaches to welfare state policies can ameliorate the effects of job loss-- but can at the same time make labor insecurity more common.-- Provided by Publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Life Courses and Trigger Events: Theoretical Considerations

3. Welfare State Institutions and Labor Market Trends

4. Data and Methods

5. The Incidence of Job Loss and Unemployment

6. Income Trajectories After Job Loss

7. Household Strategies to Buffer Job Loss

8. Conclusion

Appendix

List of Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-262) and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-04-079572-2

1-003-70657-6

1-04-080064-5

90-485-2635-3

9781003706571

OCLC:

1076789760