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OverviewThis book presents a critical analysis of trends in European welfare systems and labour market policies, how and why they are changing and how they affect the daily lives of those facing unemployment or precarious work. As a contribution to debates about 'globalisation' and the future of work, the text will appeal to trade unionists and unemployed activists as well as to students. The book's main themes are the shift from the idea of unemployment benefits as a right to a regime closer to American 'workfare'; and how this policy is used to chase the unemployed into low paid, temporary or part-time jobs associated with the new 'flexible' labour market. Amongst other sources, the book draws on unemployed people's own accounts of their experiences in a selection of four European countries; the UK, Germany, France and Belgium. It illustrates their view of the job market as seen from the dole queue, and how the unemployed themselves assess both benefit rules and welfare-to-work programmes. The book also examines the changing nature of work in Europe. Why is there a shortage of full-time permanent jobs? What can be done about this, and what is the future of labour market regulation in Eur Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anne GrayPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.474kg ISBN: 9780745320328ISBN 10: 0745320325 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 20 October 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock  Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Welfare State And The Unwaged: Past, Present And Future 3. Globalisation, Welfare And Labour 4. The Role Of The European Union 5. Benefits Enforcing Work 6. Flexploitation And The Unemployed 7. Labour Market Deregulation: Debates And Struggles 8. The Drift Towards Workfare In Europe 9. Conclusion: Alternatives To Workfare And Flexploitation Glossary Web Sites Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAnne Gray is a Senior Research Fellow in the Families and Social Capital Research Group at London's South Bank University. In 2002 she completed a three year research project on benefits and welfare to work schemes in the European Union. A researcher in the field of labour market policy since the late 1980s, her writing has included a number of academic papers and popular pamphlets on labour issues, developing critical responses to workfare and casualisation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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