Comparing European workers. Part A

Whether criticized or praised, European labor markets have been well-known for their social democracy and corporatism, and purported rigidities and inefficiencies. European labor markets have always stood out for supposedly providing workers more security and equality and/or being unable to foster j...

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Other Authors Brady, David, 1972-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
SeriesResearch in the sociology of work ; v. 22, pt. 1.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849509473
ISSN0277-2833 ;
DOI10.1108/S0277-2833(2011)22_Part_1
Physical Description1 online resource (249 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / David Brady
  • Reexamining the relationship between flexibility and insecurity / Andrew S. Fullerton, Dwanna L. Robertson, Jeffrey C. Dixon
  • Work values and job rewards among European workers / Michael Wallace, Travis Scott Lowe
  • The Islamic making of a capitalist habitus / Cihan Tugal
  • Explaining cross-national variation in wage inequality / Vincent A. Mahler
  • Testing the fat and mean thesis / Kevin T. Leicht, David Brady
  • Cross-national patterns in individual and household employment and work hours by gender and parenthood / Joya Misra, Michelle J. Budig, Irene Boeckmann
  • Domestic and international causes for the rise of pay inequality in OECD nations between 1980 and 2000 / Miriam A. Golden, Michael Wallerstein.