Full Employment In Europe

Author : Günther Schmid
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848441477

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Full Employment in Europe by Günther Schmid Pdf

The book is without doubt a must-read reflection on the notion of full employment and a source of inspiration for the establishing of the knowledge-based economy that is such an aspiration for Europeans. Thomas Bauwens, Agence Europe Every book by Günther Schmid is an event. This one illuminates the current European policy debate on flexicurity . It gives fresh analyses of the comparative employment performances of the EU and the USA, and proposes a path-breaking framework for understanding and improving them. Pragmatic and provocative, Schmid s contribution should be a must for researchers, but also for HR managers, social partners representatives and policymakers interested in the present and future of work and employment. Bernard Gazier, University Paris 1 and a Member of the Institut Universitaire de France Transitional Labour Markets (TLM) defined as legitimate, negotiated and politically supported sets of various employment options in critical events over the life course are an essential ingredient of modern full employment strategies. After assessing the European Employment Strategy, this book offers a detailed comparative analysis of employment performance for selected European member states and the United States. It suggests that successful employment systems arise from a new paradigm of flexibility and security ( flexicurity ) the balance of which varies according to countries institutional paths. Whilst there is no best practice , TLM theory does provide normative and analytical principles that can be generalised for various institutional settings. The book also provides good practice examples for managing critical transitions over the life course from education to employment, from one job to another, from unemployment to employment, from private activities to gainful work and from employment to retirement and develops the contours for extending unemployment insurance to work life insurance. With a fresh and new approach to the question of full employment in modern society, this book will appeal to academic scholars interested in labour market and employment policies, and policy decision makers at local, regional, national and European levels.

Author : Ken Coates,Stuart Holland
Publisher : Spokesman Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : European Union countries
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070233254

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Full Employment for Europe by Ken Coates,Stuart Holland Pdf

Author : M. Baldassarri,F. Busato
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781403937360

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Full Employment and High Growth in Europe by M. Baldassarri,F. Busato Pdf

Mario Baldassarri and Francesco Busato evaluate the impact produced by a new cycle of structural reforms over European Union economies. The structural reforms concern the size and the composition of government expenditure, the good and services markets, and the labour market. The book illustrates how the key challenge for European countries is not to discuss how policies could be implemented (e.g. fiscal policy competition Vs fiscal policy coordination), but to implement them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Industrial relations
ISBN : UOM:39015081572359

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Employment in Europe by Anonim Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000-04-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264181632

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Policies Towards Full Employment by OECD Pdf

This book presents the proceedings of a conference on labour markets. It advances thinking on new policy measures, such as active labour market policies and measures to "make work pay".

Author : European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Beskæftigelse
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113969567

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More and Better Jobs for All by European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs Pdf

Author : Alan Townsend
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134825547

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Making a Living in Europe by Alan Townsend Pdf

Will 'making a Living' remain a dream for the deprived and excluded? Jobs are one of Europe's most important problems. Employment provides the basic means of distributing wealth in society, in providing for families, and ensuring pensions for the elderly. Yet unemployment, and increasingly 'non-employment', continues at near record levels in the European Union. Making a Living in Europe shows how the culture of work has been transformed in the industrialised nations of the EU. Exploring the relationship between employment change, society and economic restructuring, the shift toward 'flexible' work for women in services, away from traditional industrial jobs for men, is demonstrated within three key sectors: business services, retailing and tourism. The outcome of change is discussed in terms of shifts of people and jobs from urban to rural areas. Europe must be understood in the context of the new Europe, of change in the USA and of global change. Drawing on examples from UK and European Regions and USA, the author challenges long-standing assumptions about changes in economy and society and highlights the need for stronger local and European policies to reduce inequality at large and contribute positively to local people's struggles to make a living in Europe.

Author : Jens Christiansen,Pertti Koistinen,Anne Kovalainen
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023628691

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Working Europe by Jens Christiansen,Pertti Koistinen,Anne Kovalainen Pdf

Presenting a fresh analysis of recent changes in labour markets and the restructuring of welfare states in industrial European countries, this is the first book to offer a full picture of the complex relationship between employment, the welfare state and concepts of work.

Author : European Commission,Finland,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029495236

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Policies Towards Full Employment by European Commission,Finland,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Pdf

This book presents the proceedings of a conference on labour markets. It advances thinking on new policy measures, such as active labour market policies and measures to "make work pay".

Author : Kreisky Commission on Employment Issues in Europe,Commission for Employment Issues in Europe
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Europe
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038543349

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A Programme for Full Employment in the 1990s by Kreisky Commission on Employment Issues in Europe,Commission for Employment Issues in Europe Pdf

Throughout the 1980s Europe has experienced the problem of mass unemployment, with 20 million Europeans - more than 10% of the labour force - out of work. Faced with the prospect of this trend continuing into the 1990s, the Commission on Employment Issues in Europe, under the direction of the former Austrian chancellor, Bruno Kreisky, was set up in 1986 to investigate the problem and offer possible solutions. The result is A Programme for Full Employment in the 1990s , the work of over 80 of Europe's leading public figures. Central to the Commission's report is the premise that unemployment is as much a political as an economic phenomenon: persistently high levels of unemployment may lead to political defeatism and social apathy, but this does not mean that the problem is either inevitable or acceptable. The Commission outlines a Six-Point Plan for co-ordinated European expansion, an aggressive new strategy for economic growth and job creation which aims at qualitative as well as quantitative development. The perceived problems of such rapid economic growth would be offset by channelling resources into a variety of job creation schemes, which would also benefit Europe as a whole, including: new approaches to environmental protection; the development of better transport and telecommunications links; urban renewal and improved housing; the expansion of cultural and education programmes; training and research into the new technologies, and increased levels of aid to developing countries. This radical call for cooperation between European governments to take positive action to tackle the unemployment crisis is a forceful response to one of the major problems facing Europe today.

Author : Max Koch,Martin Fritz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137267160

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Non-Standard Employment in Europe by Max Koch,Martin Fritz Pdf

Postwar employment standards are being undermined and 'non-standard' employment is becoming more common. While scholars have pointed to negative consequences of this development, this volume also discusses the evidence for a new and socially inclusive European employment standard.

Author : G_nther Schmid,Bernard Gazier
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1843765403

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The Dynamics of Full Employment by G_nther Schmid,Bernard Gazier Pdf

Persistent unemployment is recognized as one of the main mechanisms of social and political exclusion. The Dynamics of Full Employment provides a new and fresh approach to the question of full employment in contemporary society. It offers an international

Author : Ilias Livanos,Orestis Papadopoulos
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787432659

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The Rise of Precarious Employment in Europe by Ilias Livanos,Orestis Papadopoulos Pdf

This book examines precarious employment in Europe through the economic crisis. It draws 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.

Author : Council of Europe. Secretariat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Europe
ISBN : UOM:39015030627452

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Full Employment Objectives in Relation to the Problem of European Co-operation by Council of Europe. Secretariat Pdf

Author : Cornelis Henricus Antonius Verhaar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Europe
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020144072

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On the Challenges of Unemployment in a Regional Europe by Cornelis Henricus Antonius Verhaar Pdf

Offers insight into unemployment related issues as studied in various disciplines in a number of European regions and gives some surprising examples of the flexibility needed in thinking about these issues.