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" The working poor in Europe : "
edited by Hans-Jürgen Andress, Henning Lohmann.
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BL
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1012325
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b766695
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The working poor in Europe : : employment, poverty and globalisation /\ edited by Hans-Jürgen Andress, Henning Lohmann.
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Cheltenham, Glos, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, ©2008.
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x, 323 pages ;; 24 cm
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1847207987
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: 9781847207982
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The different faces of in-work poverty across welfare state regimes -- The working poor in European welfare states: empirical evidence from a multilevel perspective -- When famialism fails: the nature and causes of in-work poverty in Belgium -- The different roles of low-wage work in Germany: regional, demographical and temporal variances in poverty risk of low-paid workers -- The silent transformation of the Dutch welfare state and the rise of in-work poverty -- In-work poverty in a transitional labour market: Sweden, 1988-2003 -- 'Much ado about nothing?' Institutional framework and empirical findings on the working poor phenomenon in Finland from 1995 to 2005 -- Two countries in one: the working poor in Italy -- Is work a route out of poverty: what have New Labour's welfare-to-work measures meant for the working poor in Britain? -- Low pay and household poverty during Ireland's economic boom -- Combating in-work poverty in Europe: the policy options assessed -- Explaining in-work poverty within and across countries.
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Much of the concern about the working poor has to do with changes in labour market policies in Europe. However, this book is not primarily about low pay. Instead, it questions whether gainful employment is sufficient to earn a living - both for oneself and for one's family members.
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Manpower policy-- Europe-- History.
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Working poor-- Europe-- History.
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Analyse comparative.
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Arbeitsmarktpolitik
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Arbetsmarknadspolitik-- Europa.
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Armut
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Berufstätiger
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Etat providence.
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Exclusion sociale.
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Faibles revenus.
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Fattiga-- arbete och arbetsmarknad-- Europa.
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Manpower policy.
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Mitgliedsstaaten
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Mondialisation.
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Niedriglohn
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Pauvreté.
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Politique de l'emploi.
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Travailleurs.
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UE/CE Etats membres.
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Working poor.
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Europäische Union.
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Europäische Union.
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Europe.
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| Dewey Classification
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331.54094
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HD8376.5.W675 2008
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QV 200rvk
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Andress, Hans-Jürgen.
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Lohmann, Henning.
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