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The contributors investigate how the large scale structures of capitalism and the local social relations of workplaces and organizations shape each other. They argue for a new integration of political economy and the sociology of work and organizations.

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Author:   Felix Behling ,  Eoin Flaherty ,  Seán Ó Riain ,  Rossella Ciccia
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.679kg
ISBN:  

9781137427076

ISBN 10:   1137427078
Pages:   273
Publication Date:   04 August 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Changing Workplaces, Changing Capitalisms; Seán Ó Riain, Felix Behling, Rossella Ciccia And Eoin Flaherty 2. A Varieties Approach To The Varieties Of Capitalism; Lars Mjøset 3. The Variety Of Polanyian Double Movements In Europe's Capitalisms; Eoin Flaherty And Seán Ó Riain 4. Classifying Labour Regimes Beyond The Welfare State: A Two Dimensional Approach; Rossella Ciccia 5. Reforming Welfare States And Changing Capitalism: Reversing Early Retirement Regimes In Europe; Bernhard Ebbinghaus And Dirk Hofäcker 6. A Precarious Future: An Irish Example Of Flex-Insecurity; Mary Murphy And Camille Loftus 7. Institutionalisation Of Trade Union Activity: Four Indexes And Their Ability To Explain Cross-National Differences In Strike Rate; Luis Ortiz And Clara Riba 8. Welfare Beyond The State: Employers As Welfare Providers In Germany And The UK; Felix Behling 9. Multinationals Of Industrial Co-Development: Co-Creating New Institutions Of Economic Development; Peer Hull Kristensen And Maja Lotz 10. Beyond the Flexibility/Security Divide: Skills, Work Organization and External Employment in the German Knowledge-Based Economy; Karen A. Shire And Markus Tünte 11. Work-Life Balance, Working Conditions And The Great Recession; Frances Mcginnity And Helen Russell 12. Integrating Work And Political Economy; Seán Ó Riain, Felix Behling, Rossella Cicia And Eoin Flaherty

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Bernhard Ebbinghaus, University of Mannheim, Germany. Dirk Hofäcker, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Camille Loftus, University College Dublin, Ireland. Frances McGinnity, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Luis Ortiz, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain. Clara Riba, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain. Helen Russell, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland.

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