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Cover Global Youth Unemployment
Global Youth Unemployment
History, Governance and Policy
Ross Fergusson
and
Nicola Yeates
This timely book introduces a fresh perspective on youth unemployment by analysing it as a global phenomenon. Ross Fergusson and Nicola Yeates argue that only by incorporating analysis of the dynamics of the global economy and global governance can we make convincing, comprehensive sense of these developments. The authors present substantial new evidence spanning a century pointing to the strong relationships between youth unemployment, globalisation, economic crises and consequent harms to young people’s social and economic welfare worldwide. The book notably encompasses data and analysis spanning the Global South as well as the Global North.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
20 Apr 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789900422
Collections:
Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2021
Cover Towards Convergence in Europe
Towards Convergence in Europe
Institutions, Labour and Industrial Relations
Editor:
Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead
This book aims to answer a number of important questions. To what extent have European countries converged or diverged with EU-wide economic and social indicators over the past 20 years? What have been the drivers of convergence? Why do some countries lag behind, while others experience continuous upward convergence? Why are these trajectories not always linear? Particular attention is paid to the role of institutions, actors and industrial relations – focusing on the resources and strategies of governments, employers and trade unions – in nudging EU countries onto an upward convergence path.
Open access
Monograph Book
Publication Date:
26 Apr 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788978071
Collections:
Economics 2019
Cover The Home
The Home
Multidisciplinary Reflections
Editor:
Antonio Argandoña
In the first major work to take the home as a center of analysis for global social problems, experts from a variety of fields reveal the multidimensional reality of the home and its role in societies worldwide. This unique book serves as a basis for action by proposing global legislative, political and institutional initiatives with the home in mind.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
30 Mar 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786436573
Collections:
Social and Political Science 2018
Cover Economy and Society in Europe
Economy and Society in Europe
A Relationship in Crisis
Editors:
Luigi Burroni
,
Maarten Keune
, and
Guglielmo Meardi
While an economy is always ‘embedded’ in society, the relationship between the two is undergoing profound changes in Europe, resulting in widespread instability which is emphasised by the current crisis. This book analyses these changes, and in particular pressures of intensifying international competition, globalization and financialization within Europe.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
30 Mar 2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849805810
Collections:
Social And Political Science 2012
Cover Transforming European Employment Policy
Transforming European Employment Policy
Labour Market Transitions and the Promotion of Capability
Editors:
Ralf Rogowski
,
Robert Salais
, and
Noel Whiteside
Since the mid 1990s, the focus of European employment and social policy has shifted from protection to promotion. This book provides a timely analysis of this new form of governance, and the new forms of policy delivery and audit which accompany it.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
29 Feb 2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781001172
Collections:
Social And Political Science 2012
Cover Fighting Working Poverty in Post-industrial Economies
Fighting Working Poverty in Post-industrial Economies
Causes, Trade-offs and Policy Solutions
Eric Crettaz
This thought-provoking book provides an in-depth analysis of the working poor phenomenon and its causes across welfare regimes, and identifies the most efficient policy mixes and best practices that could be utilized to resolve this problem.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
31 Oct 2011
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857934888
Collections:
Social And Political Science 2011
Cover Measuring More than Money
Measuring More than Money
The Social Economics of Job Quality
Rafael Muñoz de Bustillo
,
Enrique Fernández-Macías
,
José-Ignacio Antón
, and
Fernando Esteve
Job quality is a crucial link between the economy and well-being. This original book proves that it can and should be measured, proposing a theoretically based multidimensional ‘Index of Job Quality’ that is tested in the EU member States. The index proves particularly useful to measure the differences in job quality by country, occupation, gender and age.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
31 Aug 2011
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849805919
Collections:
Economics 2011
Cover Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century
Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century
New Barriers and Continuing Constraints
Editors:
Jacqueline Scott
,
Rosemary Crompton
, and
Clare Lyonette
Both women and men strive to achieve a work and family balance, but does this imply more or less equality? Does the persistence of gender and class inequalities refute the notion that lives are becoming more individualised? Leading international authorities document how gender inequalities are changing and how many inequalities of earlier eras are being eradicated. However, this book shows there are new barriers and constraints that are slowing progress in attaining a more egalitarian society. Taking the new global economy into account, the expert contributors to this book examine the conflicts between different types of feminisms, revise old debates about ‘equality’ and ‘difference’ in the gendered nature of work and care, and propose new and innovative policy solutions.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
31 Mar 2010
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849805568
Collections:
Social And Political Science 2010 and before
Cover Work after Globalization
Work after Globalization
Building Occupational Citizenship
Guy Standing
In this ground-breaking book, Guy Standing offers a new perspective on work and citizenship, rejecting the labourist orientation of the 20th century.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
30 Sep 2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849802376
Collections:
Economics 2010 and before
Cover The Working Poor in Europe
The Working Poor in Europe
Employment, Poverty and Globalization
Editors:
Hans-Jürgen Andreß
and
Henning Lohmann
For a long time in-work poverty was not associated with European welfare states. Recently, the topic has gained relevance as welfare state retrenchment and international competition in globalized economies has put increasing pressures on individuals and families. This book provides explanations as to why in-work poverty is high in certain countries and low in others.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
30 Sep 2008
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848443761
Collections:
Social And Political Science 2010 and before