The labour market triangle : employment protection, unemployment compensation and activation in Europe

Author(s)

• Beer, Paul de
• Schils, Trudie

Bibliographic Information

The labour market triangle : employment protection, unemployment compensation and activation in Europe

edited by Paul de Beer, Trudie Schils

（Globalization and welfare）

Edward Elgar, c2009

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: Achieving an Optimal Social Policy Mix Paul de Beer and Trudie Schils 2. Sweden Eskil Wadensjoe 3. Denmark Per Kongshoj Madsen 4. The United Kingdom Jochen Clasen 5. The Netherlands Trudie Schils 6. Germany Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Werner Eichhorst 7. Belgium Johan De Deken 8. France Jean-Claude Barbier 9. Conclusion: Is There a Golden Triangle? Paul de Beer and Trudie Schils Index

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Details

• NCID: BB00738130
• ISBN:
  • 9781848444782
• LCCN: 2009936765
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cheltenham
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 238 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA54601380