SMEs are the backbone of the European economy, but in regional and local labour market monitoring approaches their specificities are not yet well considered. As SMEs have to compete with larger companies for human resources, they develop creative strategies for recruiting and retaining...

Contents: Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction to the governance of labour administration / Jason Heyes, Ludek Rychly, Maria Gavris and Maria Luz Vega Ruiz -- Part I: Key issues in labour administration -- 2. Evolution of national systems of labour administration since the adoption of...

This book sheds light on the impact of the Great Recession from the perspective of both developing and developed countries. It traces the complex and multiple causes of the Great Recession, delineates the diversity in the macroeconomic and labour market consequences, and highlights the...