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Governance of Active Welfare States in Europe
Av T. Sirovátka
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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During the last decade, many European countries introduced extensive reforms to the way that income protection and activation programmes for the unemployed are implemented and delivered. This book analyzes and compares these reforms in nine European countries, focusing on the reforms programmes …
Work-Life Balance in Europe
The Role of Job Quality
Av S. Drobnic, A. Guillén
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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Examining the debate on quality of jobs in Europe, this book focuses on the work-life balance-a central element of the EU agenda. It addresses tensions between work and private life, examining job quality, job security, working conditions and time-use patterns of individuals and households as well …
Activation and Labour Market Reforms in Europe
Challenges to Social Citizenship
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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This book analyzes in what way activation policies impact on given patterns of social citizenship that predominate in national contexts. It argues that the liberal paradigm of activation introduced into labour market policies in all Western European states challenges the specific patterns of social …
Labour Market Flexibility and Pension Reforms
Flexible Today, Secure Tomorrow?
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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Increasingly flexible labour markets and reforms of old-age pension systems are still ranking high on the political agenda of European countries. This volume investigates whether, and to what extent, the interplay between pension reforms and the spread of 'atypical' employment patterns and …
Working Poverty in Europe
Av N. Fraser, R. Gutierrez m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production.
Care Between Work and Welfare in European Societies
Av B. Pfau-Effinger, T. Rostgaard
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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This book provides insights into the theoretical framework of 'tensions' related to care for children and the elderly. It analyzes if, and under what conditions, welfare state reforms have contributed to strengthening existing tensions, creating new tensions, or relaxing such tensions.
Women on Corporate Boards and in Top Management
European Trends and Policy
Av Colette Fagan, Maria González Menèndez m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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This book examines the international trends and associated developments in gender equality policy including corporate governance such as gender quotas. International comparative analysis is combined with detailed analysis of eight European countries with different policy regimes and trajectories.
EU and the Domestic Politics of Welfare State Reforms
Europa, Europae
Av Paolo Graziano, S. Jacquot m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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This book focuses on the relationship between European integration, its outputs and national institutional and political settings. It explores the political mechanisms through which the EU plays a role in domestic social policy changes.
Work, Family Policies and Transitions to Adulthood in Europe
Av T. Knijn
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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This book analyzes how the current generation of young adults enters the labour market and tries to create their own autonomous household, with or without children, exploring questions such as what does it mean to be a young adult in Europe today and what social policies help them to combine work …
Childbearing, Women's Employment and Work-Life Balance Policies in Contemporary Europe
Inbunden, 2013
551 kr
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This volume addresses the relationship between childbearing, paid work and work-life balance policies across Europe in the 21st century, illuminating the uncertainty and risk related to insecure labour force attachment, the incoherence of women's and men's access to education and employment and the …
Minimum Income Protection in Flux
Inbunden, 2012
1204 kr
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The current economic crisis has presented itself as a formidable challenge to the welfare states of Europe. It is more relevant than ever to ask: do existing minimum income protection schemes succeed in adequately protecting citizens, be it whether they are excluded from work, working, retired, or …
Disability Benefits, Welfare Reform and Employment Policy
Av C. Lindsay, D. Houston
Inbunden, 2013
551 kr
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This book aims to tackle the issues that are central to understanding and addressing one of the most important employment policy problems facing governments in the UK and beyond: the high number of people of working age claiming 'disability' or 'incapacity' benefits.
Health Care Systems in Europe under Austerity
Institutional Reforms and Performance
Inbunden, 2013
551 kr
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This book analyses recent reform trends of European health care systems. Using eight European countries case studies it connects policy reforms with a healthcare quadrilemma, and compares how well these systems perform in terms of economic efficiency, medical achievements, social inequalities, and …
Civil Society Organizations, Unemployment, and Precarity in Europe
Between Service and Policy
Inbunden, 2014
551 kr
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This book provides a Europe-wide comparative analysis of the role of civil society organizations active in the field of unemployment and precarity. It illustrates how crucial civil society organizations are for the inclusion of the young unemployed, mainly in two ways: by delivering services and by …
Assessing the Open Method of Coordination
Institutional Design and National Influence of EU Social Policy Coordination
Av E. Barcevicius, T. Weishaupt m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
508 kr
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Based on the findings of a large-scale, comparative research project, this volume systematically assesses the institutional design and national influence of the Open Method of Coordination in Social Inclusion and Social Protection (pensions and health/long-term care), at the European Union level …
Non-Standard Employment in Europe
Paradigms, Prevalence and Policy Responses
Av Max Koch, Martin Fritz m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
552 kr
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Postwar employment standards are being undermined and 'non-standard' employment is becoming more common. While scholars have pointed to negative consequences of this development, this volume also discusses the evidence for a new and socially inclusive European employment standard.
Integrating Varieties of Capitalism and Welfare State Research
A Unified Typology of Capitalisms
Inbunden, 2013
552 kr
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This book combines the two most important typologies of capitalist diversity; Esping-Andersen's welfare regime typology and Hall and Soskice's 'Varieties of Capitalism' typology, into a unified typology of capitalist diversity. The author shows empircally that certain welfare states bundle together …
Social Vulnerability in European Cities
The Role of Local Welfare in Times of Crisis
Av C. Ranci, T. Brandsen m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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What has been the impact on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe, of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis? Focussing on 20 European urban contexts, this book provides an empirical analysis of the socio-economic transformations driving the emergence of new …
Young People and Social Policy in Europe
Dealing with Risk, Inequality and Precarity in Times of Crisis
Inbunden, 2014
552 kr
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This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function …
Political Behaviour of Temporary Workers
Av Paul Marx
Inbunden, 2015
537 kr
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Insecure temporary employment is growing in Europe, but we know little about how being in such jobs affects political preferences and behaviour. Combining insights from psychology, political science and labour market research, this book offers new theories and evidence on the political …
Political Economy of Household Services in Europe
Av Clément Carbonnier, Nathalie Morel
Inbunden, 2015
1207 kr
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This edited volume assesses from a variety of perspectives the policies introduced to support the development of household services across Europe. It highlights the impact of these costly policies on the creation of low quality jobs and on labour market dualisation, and questions their social and …
Combating Poverty in Local Welfare Systems
Av Alexandru Panican, Håkan Johansson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1599 kr
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This book analyzes national anti-poverty measures at a local level via a set of unique and up-to-date empirical studies of minimum income support schemes and activation measures in five European cities. In examining this 'local welfare system' approach, it investigates the role that civil society …
Sovereign Debt Crisis, the EU and Welfare State Reform
Av Caroline De La Porte, Elke Heins
Inbunden, 2016
552 kr
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This book offers a much-needed analysis of how the European Union (EU) has affected welfare state reforms in the Member States most severely hit by the 2008 economic crisis. Bringing together leading European social policy researchers, it shows that the EU’s responses to the sovereign debt crisis …
Governance of Active Welfare States in Europe
Av T. Sirovátka
Häftad, 2011
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
During the last decade, many European countries introduced extensive reforms to the way that income protection and activation programmes for the unemployed are implemented and delivered. This book analyzes and compares these reforms in nine European countries, focusing on the reforms programmes …
Work-Life Balance in Europe
The Role of Job Quality
Av S. Drobnic, A. Guillén
Häftad, 2011
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Examining the debate on quality of jobs in Europe, this book focuses on the work-life balance-a central element of the EU agenda. It addresses tensions between work and private life, examining job quality, job security, working conditions and time-use patterns of individuals and households as well …
Activation and Labour Market Reforms in Europe
Challenges to Social Citizenship
Häftad, 2011
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book analyzes in what way activation policies impact on given patterns of social citizenship that predominate in national contexts. It argues that the liberal paradigm of activation introduced into labour market policies in all Western European states challenges the specific patterns of social …
Labour Market Flexibility and Pension Reforms
Flexible Today, Secure Tomorrow?
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Increasingly flexible labour markets and reforms of old-age pension systems are still ranking high on the political agenda of European countries. This volume investigates whether, and to what extent, the interplay between pension reforms and the spread of 'atypical' employment patterns and …
Working Poverty in Europe
Av N. Fraser, R. Gutierrez m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production.
Care Between Work and Welfare in European Societies
Av B. Pfau-Effinger, T. Rostgaard
Häftad, 2011
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book provides insights into the theoretical framework of 'tensions' related to care for children and the elderly. It analyzes if, and under what conditions, welfare state reforms have contributed to strengthening existing tensions, creating new tensions, or relaxing such tensions.
Women on Corporate Boards and in Top Management
European Trends and Policy
Av Colette Fagan, Maria González Menèndez m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book examines the international trends and associated developments in gender equality policy including corporate governance such as gender quotas. International comparative analysis is combined with detailed analysis of eight European countries with different policy regimes and trajectories.
