Reducing inequalities in Europe : how industrial relations and labour policies can close the gap

Contents: 1. Curbing inequalities in Europe: the impact of industrial relations and labour policies / Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead and Rosalia Vazquez-Alvarez -- 2. Labour market inequalities in conditions of limited social dialogue: the case of the Baltic states / Jaan Masso, Maryna Tverdostup, Inta Mierina and Kerly Espenberg -- 3. Belgium: is robust social concertation providing a buffer against growing inequality? / Ive Marx and Lien Van Cant -- 4. Social dialogue in France under pressure: can worker security be achieved in a context of increasing job flexibility? / Pierre Courtioux and Christine Erhel -- 5. Social dialogue in Germany: innovation or erosion? / Gerhard Bosch -- 6. Industrial relations, imposed flexibility and inequality during the Greek Great Depression / Maria Karamessini and Stefanos Giakoumatos -- 7. Social dialogue and inequality: Ireland / Brian Nolan -- 8. Italy: industrial relations and inequality in a recessionary environment / Annamaria Simonazzi and Giuseppe Fiorani -- 9. The Netherlands: Is the polder model behind the curve with regard to growing household income inequality? / Wiemer Salverda -- 10. Changes in inequality outcomes alongside industrial relations transformation in Slovenia / Branko Bembič -- 11. Industrial relations and inequality in the Spanish labour market: resilience and change / Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo and Fernando Pinto Hernández -- 12. Shaping the future of work in Sweden: the crucial role of social partnership / Dominique Anxo -- 13. Inequality at work in the United Kingdom: how perforated industrial relations worsen inequalities and hold back progress on equalities / Damian Grimshaw and Mat Johnson -- Index.