Globalized labour markets and social inequality in Europe
Based on contributions from international experts, this volume provides an up-to-date account of globalization's influences on individual life courses in nine different modern societies, and of cross-nationally varying political strategies to mediate this influence. HANS-PETER BLOSSFELD is Director of the Institute of Longitudinal Studies in Education at the University of Bamberg, Germany, and Principal Investigatorof the National Educational Panel Study. . SANDRA BUCHHOLZ is Assistant Professor at the University of Bamberg, Germany. . DIRK HOFÄCKER is Senior Research Fellow at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, Germany. . KATHRIN KOLB is a Research Scientist at the University of Bamberg, Germany. INDICE: List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Foreword; 'G. Esping-Andersen - 'Notes on Contributors - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Globalized Labour Markets and Social Inequality in Europe; 'S. Buchholz, K.Kolb, D.Hofäcker '&' H.Blossfeld' - PART II: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ON CONSERVATIVE WELFARE REGIMES - Selective Flexibilization and Deregulation of the Labour Market;' S.Buchholz '&' K.Kolb' - The Flexibilization of the Dutch Labour Market; 'R.Wielers '&' M.Mills - 'PART III: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ON SOUTHERN EUROPEAN WELFARE REGIMES - The Flexibilization of the Spanish Labour Market; 'J.Martínez Pastor' &' F.Bernardi' - Italy: No Country for Young Men (and Women); 'P.Barbieri' - PART IV: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ON SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC WELFARE REGIMES - A Recipe for Coping with the Challenge of Globalization?; 'D.Hofäcker' - Changing Work-Life Inequality in Sweden; 'T.Korpi '&' M.Tåhlin' - PARTV: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS ON POST-SOCIALIST WELFARE REGIMES - The Estonian Form of Globalization; 'J.Helemäe '&' E.Saar' - From Guaranteed Employment to Job Competition;' A.Baranowska' - PART VI: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONLIBERAL WELFARE REGIMES - The Effects of Flexibilization on Social Divisions and Career Trajectories in the UK Labour Market;' C.Purcell, M.Flynn, '&' U.Ayudhya' PART VII: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION - The Flexibilization of European Labour Markets and the Development of Social Inequalities; 'D.Hofäcker, S.Buchholz, K.Kolb, '& 'H.Blossfeld' - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24199-2
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 360
- Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés