Flexicurity, employment protection and the jobs crisis

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 642-657

  Heyes, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

flexicurity; jobs crisis; labour market policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855180318     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017011419723     Document Type: Article

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