Analyses minimum wage developments in the last ten years or so in 14 of the EU-27 countries and in Turkey. Considers the role of increased mobility of goods and services, capital and labour, and the issue of harmonization between individual member States

Introduction / Peter Auer -- Small-economy macroeconomics / Roland Schettkat -- Working time : from redistribution to modernization / Gerhard Bosch -- Equal opportunities and employment policies / Jill Rubery -- Industrial relations and social dialogue / Jelle Visser