Labour Policy

Redesigning the Welfare State

Hans-Werner Sinn, Christian Holzner, Wolfgang Meister, Wolfgang Ochel, Martin Werding

Redesigning the Welfare State argues that the current high level of unemployment in Germany not only creates a major challenge for the German welfare state, but is to a good extent caused by the way the country''s welfare system is desig...

Hardback (December 2006)

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Explaining the Economic Success of Singapore

Johnny Sung

Explaining the Economic Success of Singapore explores the transformation of Singapore in the last three decades, going beyond the conventional explanations. The book argues that there was more to the transformation than a simple ‘right p...

Hardback (June 2006)

List price ~~$134.00~~

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International Handbook of Trade Unions

Edited by John T. Addison, Claus Schnabel

This Handbook is an authoritative and invaluable reference tool, uniquely analysing the forces governing unionism, union behaviour and union impact from a variety of perspectives, both theoretical and empirical. The 14 chapters are writt...

Paperback (2005)

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Hardback (December 2003)

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The European Social Model

Nick Adnett, Stephen Hardy

This timely book explores the development of the European Social Model and questions whether the relatively high level of social protection provided, both in terms of social welfare provision and in the creation of workers’ rights and em...

Hardback (2005)

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Work, Family and Childcare

Joris Ghysels

Work, Family and Childcare studies the joint decisions made by parents regarding the time they allocate to paid employment and childcare. Extensive cross-national data is analysed from three countries that represent the diversity of Euro...

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The Economics of Affirmative Action

Edited by Harry J. Holzer, David Neumark

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Welfare for the Unemployed in Britain and Germany

Frances McGinnity

In recent decades, the problem of unemployment has generated fierce political and academic discussion on how national governments should address this issue. This book sheds light on a key debate in unemployment policy – that of whether u...

Hardback (July 2004)

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Institutions and Wage Formation in the New Europe

Edited by Gabriel Fagan, Francesco Paolo Mongelli, Julian Morgan

Institutions and Wage Formation in the New Europe addresses the role played by institutions in European wage formation with a focus on EMU and institutional change in labour markets.

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Overeducation in Europe

Edited by Felix Büchel, Andries de Grip, Antje Mertens

Overeducation is one of the most important mechanisms for labour market adjustment when there is an excess supply of highly skilled workers. However, there is much debate about the consequences of this phenomena and the short- and long-t...

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Regulating Working-Time Transitions in Europe

Edited by Jacqueline O’Reilly

This book provides an overview of the institutional arrangements affecting labour market transitions through different working-time arrangements in seven European countries. It examines the extent to which social integration through tran...

Hardback (2003)

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Contingent Employment in Europe and the United States

Edited by Ola Bergström, Donald Storrie

Contingent Employment in Europe and the United States examines the developments in labour markets in advanced economies in the 21st century, as regards contingent employment. This is defined as employment relationships that can be termin...

Hardback (2003)

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