While recent studies have highlighted the phenomenon and risks of
increased inequalities between the top and the bottom of society,
little research has so far been carried out on trends relating to
the median income range that generally represents the middle class.
This volume examines the following questions: what are the main
transformations in the world of work over the last 20 years in
terms of the labour market, social dialogue and conditions of work,
wages and incomes that may have affected the middle class? How has
the middle class been shaped by the financial and economic crisis?
What are the long-term trends for the middle class in Europe? This
volume also investigates the potential risks and effects of the
reshuffling, or even weakening, of the middle class. On the social
side, it explores the ramifications of further retrenchment of the
European Social Model, which to a great extent has traditionally
been funded by the middle class. On the economic side, the book
investigates whether this process - especially from the perspective
of consumption and human capital - is endangering the long-term
sustainability of the current economic model. While presenting
evidence of a definite erosion of the middle class, this book
assesses the specific situation in each individual EU Member State
on the basis of detailed statistics and case studies of
professional categories that traditionally represent the middle
class. This book issues a timely warning about the latest trends
and future of the middle class in Europe. On this basis, it
presents policy considerations and options that will be useful to
policy-makers for ensuring the future of the middle class in
Europe. Scholars and researchers of European studies and social
policy, especially from its sustainability perspective, will find
the volume an invaluable reference. Contributors include: J.I.
Anton, D. Anxo, T. Barbieri, G. Bosch, P. Courtioux, C. Erhel, K.
Espenberg, A. Figueiredo, H. Figueiredo, S. Giakoumatos, P.
Gonzalez, D. Grimshaw, T. Kalina, M. Karamessini, S. Kuypers, B.
Maitre, N. Maitre, I. Marx, J. Masso, I. Mierina, R.
Munoz-de-Bustillo Llorente, B. Nolan, A. Rafferty, W. Salverda,
L.D. Santos, A. Simonazzi, I.G. Toth, D. Vaughan-Whitehead, R.
Vazquez-Alvarez
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