The power to dismiss : trade unions and the regulation of job security in Western Europe

Emmenegger analyses the historical development of job security regulations in Western Europe from the establishment of freedom of contract in the nineteenth century until the heyday of two-tier labour market reforms in the 2000s. Job security regulations restrict managerial capacity to dismiss emplo...

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power to dismiss
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Tables and Figures
Abbreviations
1. Job Security Regulations in Western Europe
2. Towards a New Theory of the Politics of Job Security Regulations
3. Setting Up a Regulatory Regime
4. A 'Red Wave' over Europe
5. The Age of Dualization
6. Power and Institutions
Main Author:
Emmenegger, Patrick
Format:
Electronic eBook
Language:
English
Published:
Oxford University Press 2014
Summary:
Emmenegger analyses the historical development of job security regulations in Western Europe from the establishment of freedom of contract in the nineteenth century until the heyday of two-tier labour market reforms in the 2000s. Job security regulations restrict managerial capacity to dismiss employees or use new forms of employment (e.g. temporary work) when hiring new workers.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 346 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Notes:
English
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-178273-4
Subjects:
Job security > History > Europe.
Job security > Law and legislation > History > Europe.
Employees > Law and legislation > Dismissal of > History > Europe.
Business & Economics
Labor & Workers' Economics
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