In nearly all OECD countries, the labour market has been in flux in recent decades. This book examines the labour markets and the institutional frameworks that condition their functioning in four different countries: Canada, the United States, Denmark and Sweden. Through a comparative study of these cases, the book discusses the nation-specific patterns that exist in a world that seems to become increasingly subject to common social and economic development.
Author(s): Thomas P. Boje
Edition: 1st
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 312
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
1 Introduction......Page 20
2 Labour movement and industrial relations......Page 38
3 Labour law and employment regulation......Page 70
4 The welfare state and labour market policies......Page 96
5 Labour force and employment: age and gender differences......Page 118
6 Towards a post-industrial service society......Page 143
7 Occupational changes and education......Page 166
8 Patterns of unemployment......Page 188
9 Flexibility and employment insecurity......Page 205
10 Wage formation, institutions and unemployment......Page 232
11 Post-industrial profiles......Page 260
Notes......Page 281
References......Page 286
Index......Page 306
