Work inequalities in the crisis : evidence from Europe / edited by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor market--Europe.

Labor market.

Labor policy--Europe.

Labor policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (616 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar ; Geneva : International Labour Office, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Work Inequalities in the Crisis provides an in-depth overview of the effects of the crisis on inequalities in the world of work. It examines these inequalities multi-dimensionally, looking at employment, wages and incomes, working conditions and social dialogue. At the same time, it investigates whether the crisis may halt the progress made in Europe towards better quality jobs and working conditions. This book offers a unique combination of research, case studies and policy discussions. An assessment of national trends in 30 European countries and 14 country case studies by noted European spe

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword Maria Helena André; Foreword Nicolas Schmit; Foreword Guy Ryder; 1. Introduction: Has the crisis exacerbated work inequalities?; 2. Mixed adjustment forms and inequality effects in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; 3. Inequality at work emerging in the current crisis in Bulgaria; 4. Croatia: Prolonged crisis with an uncertain ending; 5. France: Protecting the insiders in the crisis and forgetting the outsiders?; 6. The German labour market after the financial crisis: Miracle or just a good policy mix?

7. Hungary: Crisis coupled with a fiscal squeeze - effects on inequality8. Italy: Limited policy responses and industrial relations in flux, leading to aggravated inequalities; 9. The Netherlands: Is the impact of the financial crisis on inequalities different from in the past?; 10. From the highest employment growth to the deepest fall: Economic crisis and labour inequalities in Spain; 11. Negotiated flexibility in Sweden: A more egalitarian response to the crisis?; 12. Crisis in Turkey: Aggravating a segmented labour market and creating new inequalities

13. Social impact of the crisis in the United Kingdom: Focus on gender and age inequalitiesIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-45765-2

9786613457653

0-85793-751-0

OCLC:

767502521