Reforming German labour market institutions: A dual path to flexibility

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-87

  Eichhorst, Werner ^a   Marx, Paul ^a  

^a IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

atypical employment; dualization; Germany; institutional change; labour market reform; standard employment relationship

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LABOR MARKET; LABOR STANDARD; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

GERMANY;

EID: 79952951910     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928710385731     Document Type: Article

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