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Health Care Systems in Europe under Austerity
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 …
The Political Behaviour of Temporary Workers
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, …
The Dynamics of Welfare Markets
This volume represents the beginning of a 'cross pollination' of different social scientific disciplines, bridging the boundaries between national and disciplinary epistemic …
Civil Society Organizations, Unemployment, and Precarity in Europe
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 …
Work-Life Balance in Europe
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 …
Young People and Social Policy in Europe
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 …
The EU and the Domestic Politics of Welfare State Reforms
This book focuses on the relationship between European integration, its outputs and national institutional and political settings. It explores the political mechanisms through …
The Governance of Active Welfare States in Europe
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 …
Working Poverty in Europe
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 …
Social Vulnerability in European Cities
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 …
Temporary Agency Workers in Italy and the UK
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 …
Minimum Income Protection in Flux
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 …