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Book SynopsisThis book examines innovative theoretical perspectives and novel labour market policy responses to Europe's changing work demands, employment careers and life courses. It presents creative ideas and recommendations for flexicurity policies at various levels and in different social and economic contexts. The driving factors determining the performance of dissimilar pathways in Europe are identified in regard to their impact on the flexibility/security nexus. Key issues in the current European policy debate are addressed, including how innovative policies are designed in the areas of working time, education, work-life balance, employment relations, retirement and migration, how they are put into practice and what determines their level of success.
This volume is an authoritative overview of innovative labour market policies and research findings, with a strong thematic emphasis on life course, transitional labour market and flexicurity approaches. It encompasses a wide array of European countries and is written by a multidisciplinary group of established scholars. This book will be of great interest to researchers, academics and policy makers.
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Innovating European Labour Markets: An Introduction Ton Wilthagen, Ruud Muffels, Peter Ester and Joop Schippers PART I: TRANSITIONAL LABOUR MARKETS IN EUROPE 2. Labour Market Policy in Flanders: How to Tackle Vicious Circles and False Beliefs Frank Vandenbroucke 3. How Willing are Europeans to Migrate? A Comparison of Migration Intentions in Western and Eastern Europe Didier Fouarge and Peter Ester 4. Labour Markets in Central and Eastern Europe: From Transition to Stabilisation Sandrine Cazes and Alena Nesporova 5. Pathways to Flexicurity in Europe: Do They Affect Male and Female Labour Market Transition Patterns? Ruud Muffels PART II: FLEXICURITY AND WORKING TIME ARRANGEMENTS 6. ‘Project-based Employment’ and Models of the Employment Contract David Marsden 7. Working Time Flexibility Across Europe Marcel Kerkhofs, Heejung Chung and Peter Ester 8. Mapping Flexicurity in the EU Greet Vermeylen 9. Working-life Time Accounts in German Companies: New Opportunities for Structuring Working Hours and Careers? Philip Wotschack and Eckart Hildebrandt PART III: LIFE COURSE TRANSITIONS AND CAREERS 10. Active Ageing in Europe: Innovating the Management of Transitions from Work to Retirement Günther Schmid 11. Get the Balance Right: Risk and Flexibility in School-to-Work Transition Sequences Christian Brzinsky-Fay 12. Diverging Career Paths: Mind Your Step! Amelia Román, Joop Schippers and Leen Heylen 13. Conclusions on Innovating European Labour Markets: Dynamics and Perspectives Ruud Muffels, Joop Schippers, Ton Wilthagen and Peter Ester Index
