1. Introduction : temporary agency work and globalisation / Huiyan Fu -- 2. Selling flexibility, institutionalising insecurity : the US temporary agency work industry in the 1970s / Erin Hatton -- 3. Bridges or traps? Employment precariousness, temporary agency work and the labour market status...

1. Introduction -- 2. Equality and diversity and the role of trade unions : theoretical approach -- 3. Grounds of discrimination -- 4. Types of initiatives across Europe -- 5. Trade union cooperation beyond national borders -- 6. Co-operation with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and...

pt. 1. Transatlantic linkages -- pt. 2. The crisis and policies: a transatlantic perspective -- pt. 3. Institutions, rivalry, and the consequences for democracy -- pt. 4. The European currency and transatlantic relations.

The sovereign debt crisis triggered a process of reforms in European economic governance that pushed for technocratic handling of budget decisions following standardized procedures, target measures, and indicators for fiscal monitoring. This shift, aimed at producing more stability and less...