We offer an integrated explanation and empirical analysis of the polarization of U.S. employment and wages between 1980 and 2005, and the concurrent growth of low skill service occupations. We attribute polarization to the interaction between consumer preferences, which favor variety over...

This book takes a fresh look at the issue of job quality, analyzing employer behaviour and discussing the agenda for policy intervention. Between 1997 and 2002, more than twelve million new jobs were created in the European Union and labour market participation increased by more than eight...

Die "Zukunft der Erwerbsarbeit" wird traditionell unter dem Blickwinkel steigender Arbeitslosenzahlen diskutiert. Im vorliegenden Band erweitern die Autoren diese Perspektive um Verbindungslinien zwischen ökologischen und arbeitsorientierten Zukunftsstrategien.