The labour market triangle
Subtitle: employment protection, unemployment compensation, and activation in Europe
By: edited by Paul de Beer, Trudie Schils
Series: Globalization and welfare
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781848444782
Subjects: Unemployment insurance; Labor market; Manpower policy; Social policy; Job security
Other titles: Labor market triangle
Description: "This book presents an in-depth study of the particular combination of unemployment insurance, employment protection and active labour market policies prevalent in seven European countries." "Currently, European governments are being challenged to find an optimal social policy strategy that fosters 'flexicurity', whereby a flexible, well-functioning labour market is achieved, while protection for workers is maintained. The contributors explore the formal laws and regulations, as well as the administration and implementation of social policy, paying special attention to the role of the social partners. A detailed country comparison shows that the combination of social policy instruments is important to labour market performance, but that multiple optimal mixes already appear to exist." "The Labour Market Triangle will prove invaluable to academics in the field of policy research, including economists, sociologists and political scientists. Policy advisers and practitioners in the field of social policy, as well as representatives of trade unions, employers associations and political parties will find this multidisciplinary book of great interest."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.