'Whatever happened to the Swedish model? Once the prime example of a Nordic welfare state, Sweden's labour market is … generally brings into focus the challenges facing Europe as a whole.'--Bénédicte Zimmermann, EHESS, France. 'The rise and …, Sweden. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, people who had never before had cause to worry about losing their …

The group of contributors in this book come from academia and international organizations in Europe and the USA. They … determinants of job flows in Europe : sectoral factors and institutions / Ramón Gómez-Salvador, Julián Messina and Giovanna …

This book examines innovative theoretical perspectives and novel labour market policy responses to Europe's changing … dissimilar pathways in Europe are identified in regard to their impact on the flexibility/security nexus. Key issues in the …pt. 1. Transitional labour markets in Europe -- pt. 2. Flexicurity and working time arragements -- pt. 3. Life course …

Contingent Employment in Europe and the United States examines the developments in labour markets in advanced economies … contingent employment in Sweden -- 5. Contingent employment in Spain -- 6. Contingent employment in Germany -- 7. Flexible … employment in the USA -- 8. Contingent employment in the Netherlands -- 9. Conclusions : contingent employment in Europe and the …

The book compares and contrasts the experiences of Finland and Sweden, then adopts an international perspective …pt. I. The crisis of the 1990s in Finland and Sweden -- pt. II. The international context -- pt. III. Lessons from the …

1. Introduction -- 2. Working-time transitions in Sweden -- 3. Regulating working-time transitions in Germany -- 4 …