This book has both empirical and theoretical goals. The primary empirical goal is to examine
the evolution of industrial relations in Western Europe from the end of the 1970s up to the …

This book examines contemporary changes in labor market institutions in the United States,
Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, focusing on developments in industrial …

What do the recent trends in G erman economic development convey about the trajectory of
change? Has liberalization prepared the G erman economy to deal with new challenges …

How can we explain differences in nonstandard employment across countries? This article
provides an overview of the multifaceted relationships between national-level institutions …

Labor market segmentation refers to a salient divide between secure and insecure jobs and
is related to problems in important areas, including macro-economic efficiency, workers' well …

Labour market dualization (an increasing separation between insiders and outsiders) has
become an influential feature of many OECD economies since 1980s. This paper argues …

This book analyses the historical development of job security regulations in Western Europe
from the establishment of freedom of contract in the 19th century until the heyday of two-tier …

How does labour market disadvantage translate into political behaviour? Bringing together
the literatures on political alienation, redistribution preferences and insider-outsider politics …

Explaining social policy preferences has become a major topic in comparative politics with
labor market risk as a key determinant of these preferences. However, one question …

Most C ontinental E uropean labour markets and welfare states have experienced a
substantial transformation. G ermany is a case in point as it exhibits increasing levels of …