Description
This book provides the first detailed analysis of the political regulation of dismissal protection and temporary employment in Western Europe from the establishment of freedom of contract in the 19th century until the heyday of two-tier labour market reforms in the 2000s. Patrick Emmenegger is professor of comparative political economy and public policy at the University of St.Gallen. He has published some forty articles and chapters in edited books, among others in Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research, Journal of European Social Policy, Socio-Economic Review and West European Politics. His latest book, entitled ‘The Age of Dualization: The Changing Face of Inequality in Deindustrializing Societies’ and co-edited Silja Hausermann, Bruno Palier and Martin Seeleib-Kaiser, has been published by Oxford University Press. 1 Introduction; 2 Towards a New Theory of the Politics of Job Security Regulations; 3 Setting Up a Regulatory Regime; 4 A ‘Red Wave’ over Europe; 5 The Age of Dualisation; 6 Conclusion
