Management, Work and Welfare in Western Europe: A Historical and Comtemporary Analysis - Couverture rigide

Carpenter, Mick; Jefferys, Steve

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1858982812 ISBN 13 : 9781858982816

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

This book analyses the relationship between management, work and welfare across Western Europe at the end of the twentieth century. In a unique study, the authors consider the political and economic connections between management practices, national industrial relations and welfare institutions.

The authors first consider the history of European work and welfare practices, and then focus on trends in the post-war period. They discover that growing similarities in European work and welfare practices represent a gradual shift away from the ethos of collective to individual responsibility. The authors find that the oil recessions of the 1970s, the resurgence of the political right, the collapse of communism and the European Union's response to global forces have destabilized the post-war welfare regime. They also conclude that these forces have led to a gradual, though not irreversible, shift towards the 'contract' model of citizenship which prevails in the United States.

This book is essential reading for all those interested in European management, employment relations and social policy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mick Carpenter, Reader in Social Policy, University of Warwick, UK and Steve Jefferys, formerly Professor of European Employment Studies and Director, Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University, UK

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1858982812
• ISBN 13: 9781858982816
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible