Unemployment, Precarious Work and Health

This book addresses the links between unemployment, precariousnesswork and health risks from various scientific frames of reference as wellas those of policy-makers. The authors range from major classics in thefield to newcomers from several countries presenting their researchresults. The authors include also representatives of several internationalorganizations. The anthology is of a multidisciplinary character and itsarticles evaluate the contributions of various projects, programmes andstandard public services for persons at risk of labour market exclusion.It updates the research agenda, which is most topical during the financialcrisis and economic restructuring of today.