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Book SynopsisFocuses on the politics, economics, sociology, and history of work and workers in Europe. This title places the labor markets, workplaces, jobs and workers of Europe in comparative perspective, and compares contemporary patterns and the history of European workers with other models of work worldwide.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction. Activating Workers? The Political Economy of Active Social Policy in Postindustrial Democracies. Does European-Style Welfare Generosity Discourage Single-Mother Employment?. Social Protection Dualism, De-Industrialization and Cost Containment. From Class to Market: Unionization in East European Ex-Communist Countries, 1990–2006. Organized Labor in European Countries, 1960–2006: Persistent Diversity and Shared Decline. Whose Interests do Unions Represent? Unionization by Income in Western Europe. Labor, Globalization and Inequality: Are Trade Unions Still Redistributive?. European Workers: Meaning-Making Beings. Comparing European Workers Part B: Policies and Institutions. Research in the sociology of work. Research in the sociology of work. Copyright page.
