The transformation of labour law in Europe
Subtitle: a comparative study of 15 countries, 1945-2004
By: edited by Bob Hepple and Bruno Veneziani.
Contributors: Hepple, B. A.; Veneziani, Bruno, 1941-
Publisher: Hart Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 393
ISBN-13: 9781841138701
Subjects: Labor laws and legislation -- Europe -- History -- 20th century; Arbeidsrecht; Europa (geografie); West-Europa
Other titles: Transformation of labor law in Europe; Making of labour law in Europe.
Description: "The labour laws of European democracies all underwent major transformations in the seven decades after the Second World War. Following reconstruction, these laws became an essential element in the building of welfare states; in the 1980s and 1990s they were the target of neo-liberal deregulation; and at the beginning of the 21st century new 'flexible' labour laws have attempted to integrate economic and social policy. This book, a sequel to 'The Making of Labour Law in Europe- A  Comparative Study of Nine Countries up to 1945' (ed. B Hepple), compares the similarities and differences in the ways in which EU Member States reflected and shaped these general developments, in the context of economic, social and political changes over the period 1945-2004. Note: the Publishers are issuing a reprint of the first volume, 'The Making of Labour Law in Europe -  A Comparative Study of Nine Countries up to 1945' to coincide with publication of the sequel. The great strength of the collection is on the focus on context, with chapters looking at developments in labour market trends and structures of worker representation."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: "This book [is] a sequel to The making of labour law in Europe : a comparative study of nine countries up to 1945"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-373) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Bob Hepple and Bruno Veneziani; title: Economic policy and labour law / Niklas Bruun and Bob Hepple; title: Regulation of the labour market / Antonio Ojeda Avilés and Jordi Garcia Vina; title: The employment relationship / Bruno Veneziani; title: Equality at work / Bob Hepple; title: Wage labour and social security /  Robert Rebhahn; title: Collective labour relations / Antoine Jacobs; title: Workers' representation at the plant and enterprise level / Ulrich Mückenberger; title: Enforcement of labour law / Jonas Malmberg.