Expansion of non-standard employment under globalization is widely observed in all of the newly industrializing countries. This book explores the deregulation of labour markets, social protection for nonstandard workers, and social security reforms in accordance with the transformation of employment

Introduction -- Part I: Non-Standard Employment, Labour Supply and Living Conditions -- Part II: Non-Standard Employment, Workers' Mobility and Labour Market Structure -- Part III: Part-Time Employment, Working Conditions and Job Attributes -- Part IV: Non-Standard Employment, Quality of Work...

In this first analytical monograph on the subject, George Katrougalos and Gabriella Lazaridis examine the social welfare state of the main four Southern European countries, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece. They conduct an overall system analysis of the welfare state in Southern Europe which...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Rethinking and Theorizing the Indian State In the context of New Economic Map -- Chapter 3: Global Financial Crisis: What Did We Know, What Have We Learnt? -- Chapter 4: Volatility, Long Memory and Chaos: A Discussion on some “Stylized Facts” in...

Measures of Active Labor Market Policy - such as training, wage subsidies, public employment measures, and job search assistance - are widely used in European countries to combat unemployment. This study provides novel insight on this important policy issue by discussing the role of the European...

Some Basic Models -- Monetary Policy in Europe -- Fiscal Policy in Germany -- First the Central Bank Decides, then the Governments Decide -- First the Governments Decide, then the Central Bank Decides -- Central Bank and Governments Decide Simultaneously and Independently: Cold-Turkey Policies...

"Ein wichtiger Aspekt für die Erhaltung und Steigerung der Lebensqualität ist das Balancieren grundlegender Bereiche des täglichen Lebens, zu denen neben der Erwerbsarbeit auch Partnerschaft, Familie, Hobbys, gemeinnützige Arbeit und die Gesundheit gehören. Zusammengefasst wird dies in dem...

This book examines the new conditions under which professional work, often referred to as “knowledge-intensive work,” is organised and how professional groups who have traditionally been granted jurisdictional discretion now have their work routines renegotiated. In the new economic regime...