Europe and the economic crisis: forms of labour market adjustment and varieties of capitalism

Michel Lallement

Work, Employment & Society, 2011, vol. 25, issue 4, 627-641

Abstract: The economic crisis that beset Europe in 2007 had a considerable impact on employment. Since 2008, unemployment has increased throughout Europe, but adjustment mechanisms affecting the labour market have varied from one country to another. By examining six representative European Union countries from the EU15, this article examines three types of adjustment involving segmentation, working hours and unemployment/underemployment. These adjustment systems, which originate from business strategy and which are partly supported by public policy measures, reflect the persistence of three varieties of capitalism in Europe.

Keywords: crisis; labour markets; varieties of capitalism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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