Labour Market Policies in the Era of Pervasive Austerity: A European Perspective

This edited volume investigates the changing patterns of labour market and unemployment policies in EU member states during the period since the politics of austerity took hold in 2010. Written by leading experts in the field, the book provides detailed national case studies from across the EU, which span labour market regimes and fiscal pressures to explore whether, and if so how, retrenchment or expansion have taken place across the well-protected and the less well-protected labour market populations.