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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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
This book examines the international trends and associated developments in gender equality policy including corporate governance such as gender quotas. International comparative …
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 …
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 …
This book focuses on the relationship between European integration, its outputs and national institutional and political settings. It explores the political mechanisms through …
This book offers a comparative exploration of the various disadvantages experienced by a category of atypical workers compared to standard employees, in the UK and Italy, and …
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 …