[fre] Depuis une vingtaine d 'années,la situation des jeunes face à l 'emploi a suscité un grand nombre de travaux d 'études et de recherche. Des enquêtes statistiques spécifiques lui ont été consacrées ' telles que les compléments «Jeunes » à l'Enquête(Insee, 1997) ou encore...

This contribution aims at presenting a critical and syntetic overview of the researches done, since 1995, under the aegis of the "Transitional Labour Markets" current. In its first part, the survey focuses on the positive theoretical bases of this current. They come from diverse theories of the...

In this paper, we investigate to what extent labour market institutions influence the way firms respond to flexibility requirements in terms of human resource management. In order to do so, we consider two contrasting economies: France and the UK. France is highly regulated, whereas the UK is...

This contribution aims at presenting a critical and synthetic overview of the researches done, since 1995, under the aegis of the "Transitional Labour Markets" current. In its first part, the survey focuses on the positive theoretical bases of this current. They come from diverse theories of the...

The promotion of Life Long Learning (LLL) has become a high priority in the economic and social agenda of OECD countries. It is considered as one of the corner stones of the "active welfare state". Several countries have introduced (or at least experimented) Individual Learning Accounts as a way...

Dans le champ de la formation continue, les "comptes individuels de formation " sont introduits et visent, du moins selon leurs promoteurs, à mieux concilier efficacité et équité en promouvant la responsabilité individuelle. La logique sous-jacente à ces "comptes " renvoie de façon plus...