Institutions versus market forces: Explaining the employment insecurity of European individuals during (the beginning of) the financial crisis

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 287-301

  Chung, Heejung ^a,b   van Oorschot, Wim ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cross European study; employment insecurity; flexicurity institutions; market forces; multi level study; subjective perception

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; SOCIAL POLICY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

EID: 80054697618     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928711412224     Document Type: Article

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