Largely because of the European Union's two-phase expansion in 2004 and 2007, labor migration across the continent has changed significantly in recent years. Notably, the EU's policy of open borders has enabled a growing stream of workers to leave new member states in search of higher wages. As...

This Open Access book provides a thorough analysis of the quality of work in the Netherlands, and suggests policy proposals to promote and facilitate good work for more people. New technology, flexibilization and the intensification of work will have significant consequences for all those who...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: Working Women and the Question of Care and Culture in Europe -- 2. Cinderella and Snow White Are Fairy Tales: Linking Care and Citizenship -- 3. Policy or Culture? Explaining Women's Employment Differences in Europe --...