Flexicurity and welfare reform: A review

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 305-331

  Viebrock, Elke ^a   Clasen, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Europe; Flexibility; Labor markets; Social security

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249129642     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwp001     Document Type: Review

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