This paper1 maps the labour law reforms in various European countries either triggered by
the crisis or introduced using the crisis–falsely–as an excuse. Such reforms generally render …

Introducing the contributions to this special issue of the International Labour Review, this
article reviews the broad phases of the economic crisis in the EU since 2008 and highlights …

Before the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, flexicurity topped the European labour
market and social policy agenda. It was acclaimed for combining the flexibility of liberal …

This paper discusses the costs of the crisis with respect to public finance and labour market
outcomes. The paper shows the effects of the crisis on public debt, and discusses the …

For the past decade the European Commission has urged EU member states to pursue
'flexicurity'policies aimed at achieving employment growth and social inclusion. However …

Based on interviews with some of the EU's most important leaders, this book is designed to
probe and elucidate what they think. The goal of the book is to find out whether they believe …

Abstract The Financial Threat Scale (FTS) was designed to assess levels of fear, uncertainty,
and preoccupation about the stability and security of one's finances. In previous research …

Social policy responses to the recent economic crisis have varied considerably across
advanced capitalist countries. This study aims to explain this cross-national diversity through …

Based on an analysis of collective agreements concluded across the EU in 2008–11, the
authors examine their contributions to social policy through provisions for short‐time work …

Since 2007, the global financial crisis (GFC) appears not only to have shaken the
foundations of the financial markets and the real economy; it also appears to have harmed …