The political economy of work security and flexibility : Italy in comparative perspective /

This book casts light on the empirical relationship between labor market deregulation through non-standard contracts and the three main dimensions of worker security: employment, income and social security.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berton, Fabio
Other Authors: Richiardi, Matteo, Sacchi, Stefano
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Policy 2012.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt9qgtj8
Table of Contents:
  • The political economy of work security and flexibility; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on the authors; 1. Worker security and the spread of non-standard work; Introduction; Aim of the volume and strategy of analysis; Why Italy is an interesting case; Flexibility in action: the increasing role of non-standard work; Plan of the book; 2. Flexibility and security in contemporary labour markets; Introduction; Dimensions of flexibility and security8; The consequences of flexibility: insights from economic theory; The empirical analysis of flexibility and security.