Globalized Labour Markets and Social Inequality in Europe [electronic resource] /
Blossfeld, H.editor.
Buchholz, S.editor.
Hofäcker, D.editor.
Kolb, K.editor.
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.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1 Globalized Labour Markets and Social Inequality in Europe: Theoretical Framework; Part II:  Country-Specific Contributions on Conservative Welfare Regimes; 2 Selective Flexibilization and Deregulation of the Labour Market: The German Answer to Increased Needs for Employment Flexibility and Its Consequences for Social Inequalities; 3 The Flexibilization of the Dutch Labour Market: The Impact of Globalization on the Life Course and Inequality
Part III: Country-Specific Contributions on Southern European Welfare Regimes4 The Flexibilization of the Spanish Labour Market: Meaning and Consequences for Inequality from a Life-Course Perspective; 5 Italy: No Country for Young Men (and Women): The Italian Way of Coping with Increasing Demands for Labour Market Flexibility and Rising Welfare; Part IV: Country-Specific Contributions on Social-Democratic Welfare Regimes; 6 A Recipe for Coping with the Challenge of Globalization? Trends in Labour Market Flexibilization and Life Course Inequality in Denmark
7 Changing Work-Life Inequality in Sweden: Globalization and Other CausesPart V: Country-Specific Contributions on Post-Socialist Welfare Regimes; 8 The Estonian Form of Globalization: Advantageous for Young Adults and Ethnic Estonians; 9 From Guaranteed Employment to Job Competition: The Flexibilization of the Polish Labour Market; Part VI: A Country-Specific Contribution on Liberal Welfare Regimes; 10 The Effects of Flexibilization on Social Divisions and Career Trajectories in the UK Labour Market; Part VII: Discussion and Conclusion
11 The Flexibilization of European Labour Markets and the Development of Social Inequalities: Comparing Evidence from Nine Globalized CountriesIndex
Includes index.
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.
Welfare state.
Political sociology.
Ethnology-Europe.
Industrial sociology.
Sociology.
Social policy.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Political Sociology.
European Culture.
Sociology of Work.
Sociology, general.
Social Policy.