In den 1970er Jahren setzte europaweit eine Zunahme an selbstständiger Erwerbsarbeit ein, die so genannte "Renaissance der Selbstständigkeit". In dem vorliegenden Band wird dieser Trend nach verschiedenen wirtschaftlichen, strukturellen und sozialen Kriterien im Ländervergleich (Deutschland,...

The emergence of 'new self-employment' presents a challenge to political actors both in the individual European countries and at the EU level. The new selfemployed are exposed to the same social risks as dependent employees, but they generally enjoy fewer social and labour rights. How are social...

In the past decades self-employment has gained in importance in the majority of EU Member States. In particular the proportion of small and one-person businesses shows an increasing trend. In contrast to the classical research into business start-ups, which usually focuses on sustainability in...

The European Union is currently experiencing a kind of renaissance of selfemployment. As part of this trend, the share of self-employed workers who are operating their enterprises without the support of dependent employees is growing particularly evidently. Members of this category of...

The emergence of new self-employment presents a challenge to political actors both in the individual European countries and at the EU level. The new selfemployed are exposed to the same social risks as dependent employees, but they generally enjoy fewer social and labour rights. How are social...

"In the past decades self-employment has gained in importance in the majority of EU Member States. In particular the proportion of small and one-person businesses shows an increasing trend. In contrast to the classical research into business start-ups, which usually focuses on sustainability in...