Bøger i Work and Welfare in Europe serien
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- The Role of Local Welfare in Times of Crisis
561,95 kr. What has been the impact on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe, of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis? Focussing on 20 European urban contexts, this book provides an empirical analysis of the socio-economic transformations driving the emergence of new social risks and of the capacity of welfare policies.
- Bog
- 561,95 kr.
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- Dealing with Risk, Inequality and Precarity in Times of Crisis
559,95 kr. This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies.
- Bog
- 559,95 kr.
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553,95 kr. During the last decade, many European countries introduced extensive reforms to the way that income protection and activation programmes for the unemployed are implemented and delivered. This book analyzes and compares these reforms in nine European countries, focusing on the reforms programmes themselves, as well as on their effects.
- Bog
- 553,95 kr.
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- Flexible Today, Secure Tomorrow?
552,95 kr. Increasingly flexible labour markets and reforms of old-age pension systems are still ranking high on the political agenda of European countries.
- Bog
- 552,95 kr.
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551,95 kr. This book aims to tackle the issues that are central to understanding and addressing one of the most important employment policy problems facing governments in the UK and beyond: the high number of people of working age claiming 'disability' or 'incapacity' benefits.
- Bog
- 551,95 kr.
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- The Role of Local Welfare in Times of Crisis
555,95 kr. What has been the impact on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe, of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis? Focussing on 20 European urban contexts, this book provides an empirical analysis of the socio-economic transformations driving the emergence of new social risks and of the capacity of welfare policies.
- Bog
- 555,95 kr.
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- Dealing with Risk, Inequality and Precarity in Times of Crisis
737,95 kr. This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies.
- Bog
- 737,95 kr.
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- The Role of Job Quality
559,95 kr. Examining the debate on quality of jobs in Europe, this book focuses on the work-life balance-a central element of the EU agenda. It addresses tensions between work and private life, examining job quality, job security, working conditions and time-use patterns of individuals and households as well as institutional contexts.
- Bog
- 559,95 kr.
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562,95 kr. Offering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production.
- Bog
- 562,95 kr.
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1.266,95 kr. This book analyzes national anti-poverty measures at a local level via a set of unique and up-to-date empirical studies of minimum income support schemes and activation measures in five European cities.
- Bog
- 1.266,95 kr.
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555,95 kr. This book analyzes how the current generation of young adults enters the labour market and tries to create their own autonomous household, with or without children, exploring questions such as what does it mean to be a young adult in Europe today and what social policies help them to combine work and family life?
- Bog
- 555,95 kr.
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- Challenges to Social Citizenship
560,95 kr. This book analyzes in what way activation policies impact on given patterns of social citizenship that predominate in national contexts. It argues that the liberal paradigm of activation introduced into labour market policies in all Western European states challenges the specific patterns of social citizenship in each country.
- Bog
- 560,95 kr.
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557,95 kr. This book provides insights into the theoretical framework of 'tensions' related to care for children and the elderly. It analyzes if, and under what conditions, welfare state reforms have contributed to strengthening existing tensions, creating new tensions, or relaxing such tensions.
- Bog
- 557,95 kr.