Format:
1 Online-Ressource (224 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781787145870
,
9781787432659
Series Statement:
Emerald points
Content:
The deterioration of employment conditions for an increasing number of employees in late capitalism has prompted researchers to find ways to conceptualise, as well as measure, these observed new tendencies.This book examines precarious employment in Europe through the economic crisis, drawing on two main sources: theories of how the financial and debt crisis coupled with labour market reforms to exacerbate precarity in the workforce; and data from the European Labour Force Survey from 2005-12, capturing various aspects of precarious employment. It also includes a detailed discussion of policy developments in a series of EU countries, with the aim of demonstrating how precarity has been directly linked with certain labour market reforms implemented both before and after the crisis. The authors conclude that the crisis and the labour market reforms represent significant pillars of the strategy used by states and employers to respond to the crisis, as well as promote their competitiveness agenda. The reduction of labour costs and the promotion of higher flexibility are the ultimate goals of that strategy, but the side-effects include an inability to provide high quality jobs to a growing number of people, especially young people. The authors also capture the extent of precarious employment, providing comparable evidence across EU countries.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781787544888
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Livanos, Ilias The rise of precarious employment in Europe Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2019 ISBN 9781787544888
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
Europa
;
Prekariat
;
Arbeitspolitik
DOI:
10.1108/9781787145870
URL:
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