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UNINA9910819427103321 |
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Titolo |
Work sharing during the great recession [[electronic resource] ] : new developments and beyond / / edited by Jon C. Messenger, Naj Ghosheh |
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Cheltenham, UK ; ; Northampton, MA, : Edward Elgar |
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Geneva, : International Labour Office, c2013 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MessengerJon C <1960-> (Jon Carleton) |
GhoshehNaj |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. An introduction to work sharing: A strategy for preserving jobs, creating new employment and improving individual well-being -- 2. Work sharing as an alternative to layoffs: Lessons from the German experience during the crisis -- 3. European diversity of work sharing as a crisis measure: The experiences of Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands -- 4. Work sharing in Japan -- 5. The Turkish experience with work-sharing policy during the global economic crisis, 2008-2010 -- 6. Results of the implementation of the suspension and partial unemployment insurance programmes in Uruguay, 2009-2010 -- 7. Work sharing as a potential policy tool for creating more and better employment: A review of theevidence -- 8. Conclusion: Lessons learned from the Great Recession and implications for policy -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume presents the concept and history of work sharing, how it can be used as a strategy for preserving jobs and also its potential for increasing employment - including the complexities and trade-offs involved. Work-sharing programmes used during the Great Recession of 2008-09 are analysed for several European countries and other countries around the world. |
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