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

Greece, Ireland and Portugal, on the periphery of Europe, are still influenced by a history of migration from agriculture to urban areas and to other countries, and have all received extensive assistance from the European Union's Structural Funds.Which of these countries' varied, often...

This book provides an overview of the institutional arrangements affecting labour market transitions through different working-time arrangements in seven European countries. It examines the extent to which social integration through transitional labour markets is possible, assesses the effects...