The Labour Market Triangle - Employment Protection, Unemployment Compensation and Activation in Europe (Hardcover)

This fascinating book presents an in-depth study of the particular combination of unemployment insurance, employment protection and active labour market policies prevalent in seven European countries.Currently, European governments are being challenged to find an optimal social policy strategy that fosters 'flexicurity', whereby a flexible, well-functioning labour market is achieved, while protection for workers is maintained. The contributors explore the formal laws and regulations, as well as the administration and implementation of social policy, paying special attention to the role of the social partners. A detailed country comparison shows that the combination of social policy instruments is important to labour market performance, but that multiple optimal mixes already appear to exist. The Labour Market Triangle will prove invaluable to academics in the field of policy research, including economists, sociologists and political scientists. Policy advisers and practitioners in the field of social policy, as well as representatives of trade unions, employers associations and political parties will find this multidisciplinary book of great interest.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Globalization and Welfare series
Release date:	December 2009
Editors:	Paul De Beer • Trudie Schils
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-84844-478-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General
LSN:	1-84844-478-8
Barcode:	9781848444782

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