Antinomies of flexibilization and atypical employment in Mediterranean Europe: Greek, Italian and Spanish regions during the crisis

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 716-733

  Gialis, Stelios ^a,b   Leontidou, Lila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Composite indicators; flexicurity; informal employment; regional development; Southern Europe

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WORKING CONDITIONS;

GREECE; ITALY; SPAIN;

EID: 84989945891     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776414538983     Document Type: Article

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