Governing Work and Welfare in a New Economy: European and American Experiments

ISBN-13: 9780199257171 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 432 str.

Jonathan Zeitlin; David Trubek

Opis

Europe and the United States confront common challenges in responding to the transformations of work and welfare in the 'new economy', and there are signs of far-reaching changes in the role of government as a direct result. This volume presents the latest research by a team of outstanding international contributors. Parts One and Two examine new approaches to the governance of work and welfare in the EU and the US respectively; and Part Three surveys emergent trends and reflects on future possibilities.

Recenzje

... will interest students, scholars, researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the fields of labour market and welfare studies.

O autorze

Jonanthan Zeitlin is Professor of History, Sociology, and Industrial Relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is also a co-director of the European Union Center. He has been a consultant on industrial and labour market policy for the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and the Greater London Council. David M. Trubek is Voss-Bascom Professor of Law and Director of the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is a co-director of the European Union Center. Previously he was Dean of International Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.