ABSTRACT
Bringing together theoretical, empirical and comparative perspectives on the European Social Model (ESM) and transitional labour market policy, this volume contains theoretical accounts of the ESM and a discussion of policy implications for European social and employment policies that derive from research on transitional labour markets. It provides an economic as well as legal assessment of the European Employment Strategy and contains evaluations of new forms of governance both in European and member state policies, including discussions of the potential and limits of soft law instruments. Country studies of labour market reforms in Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and France assess their contribution to an emerging ESM, while comparative accounts of the ESM examine mobility and security patterns in Europe and beyond and evaluate recent 'flexicurity' policies from a global perspective.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|54 pages
Transitional Labour Markets and the European Social Model
part II|126 pages
The European Employment Strategy and Transitional Labour Markets
part III|104 pages
National Transitional Labour Market Policies in Europe
part IV|59 pages
Transitional Labour Market Policies in Comparative and International Perspectives