Transformation of the employment structure in theEU and USA, 1995-2007

Transformation of the employment structure in theEU and USA, 1995-2007

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This collection describes the changing structure of employment during the period of robust employment expansion that preceded the credit crunch and features contributions from a team of leading labour market researchers from Europe and the United States. ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ-MACIASLecturer in the Department of Sociology of the University of Salamanca, Spain,and Research Managerat Eurofound, Dublin, Ireland.He has published in the'Socio-Economic Review' and 'European Journal of Education'. His research interests lie in the fields of working conditions, occupational structures and comparative labour market analysis. JOHN HURLEYResearch Officer in the Employment and Competitiveness Unit at Eurofound, Dublin, Ireland. He has contributed in recent years to a number of Eurofound publications including the 'Fourth European Working Conditions Survey', 'More and Better Jobs:Patterns of Employment Expansion in Europe', 'Restructuring in Recession' and'Extending Fexicurity: The Potential of Short-Time Working Schemes'. His research interests lie in the area of comparative labour market analysis, restructuring and the changing world of work. DONALD STORRIEHead of the Employment andCompetitiveness Unit at Eurofound, Dublin, Ireland. He previously was Director of the Centre for European Labour Market Studies at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.He has published research on the consequences of job loss, temporary employment and active labour market policy. INDICE: List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword/Introduction; 'D.Storrie' - Methodology; 'E.Fernandez-Macias, T.Ward'&'R.Stehrer - 'Patterns of Employment Expansion in Europe 1995-2007; 'E.Fernández-Macías - 'Patterns of Job Change and Job Concentration in the US and Europe, 1995-2007: An Exploratory Analysis; 'R.Dwyer'&'E.Wright - 'Women's Changing Job Structure in Europe: Patterns of Job Concentration, Low Pay and Welfare Employment; 'D.Grimshaw'&' H.Figueiredo - 'Immigration and Labour Market Segmentation in Europe; 'R.Munoz de Bustillo'&'J.Anton' - Assessing Recent Employment Shifts in Europe Using a Multidimensional Job Quality Indicator; 'J.Hurley, E.Fernandez Macias'&'R.Munoz deBustillo - 'Job Quality Developments in Post-Socialist Accession Countries; 'A.Scharle - 'The Institutional Context of Skills-wages Mismatches; 'J.Jungblut'&'P.O'Connell - 'The Impact of Recessions on Labour Market Structure; 'T.Ward, R.Stehrer, J.Hurley'&'D.Storrie' - Bibliography - Index -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-29779-1
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 304
  • Fecha Publicación: 16/03/2012
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
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