First Published in 2007. Lee, McCann and Messenger trace the theoretical background of
the concept of working time before examining recent trends in working time laws in …

El libro que se presenta a continuación nació con una filosofía y prácticamente termina con
otra. Se pretendía hacer un libro sobre bancos de tiempo, una experiencia que se da en …

This report:-Assesses the current employment conditions of part-time workers in comparison
with those of comparable full-time workers across a range of countries.-Investigates the …

This article highlights the benefits of incorporating the qualitative perspective, and in
particular the use of life stories, in studies based on the life-course perspective. These …

Over the past 20 years or so, the southern European model has undergone substantial
change in every way. The changes in industrial relations, wage‐setting and employment …

Current similarities among the four southern European EU Member States—Greece, Italy,
Portugal and Spain—with respect not only to labour market characteristics but also to the …

An innovative view of how everyone doing part-time work and part-time caregiving would
promote flourishing families, free time, equality, and the true value of care. The way that …

In this paper, we analyze the time employed and self-employed mothers devote to paid work
and childcare activities, focusing on the activities aimed at increasing the human capital of …

Over last century, work was not only a means of economic survival, but also a very strong
factor of psychological structuring and of organization of personal, family, and everyday life …

The need for more flexibility is a key element in the current policy debate on the present
stance and future of the European economy and labour market. The European Commission …