Employment, Trade Unionism, and Class - The Labour Market in Southern Europe Since the Crisis

The economic crisis has brought about a watershed in institutional, political and social relations, reshaping the labour market and the class structure in southern Europe. This book provides a critical comparative assessment of the dynamics of change in the employment field, focusing on Spain, Greece and Cyprus.

List of contents

Part I Southern Europe: the labour market and the crisis 1. The themes, the concepts and the field 2. Employment relations and crisis Part II The changing context of employment relations in Spain, Greece and Cyprus 3. Spain. Compression and upheaval 4. Greece. Suppression, contestation and levelling 5. Cyprus. Shock and resilience Part III Beneath and beyond the economic crisis: development, contention, and class struggle 6. Comparing and contrasting experiences and impact 7. Covid-19 and the new on-going crisis 8. The world of labour in Southern Europe from crisis to crisis

About the author

Gregoris Ioannou is a political sociologist and research fellow at the Law School of the University of Glasgow, UK.

Summary

The economic crisis has brought about a watershed in institutional, political and social relations, reshaping the labour market and the class structure in southern Europe. This book provides a critical comparative assessment of the dynamics of change in the employment field, focusing on Spain, Greece and Cyprus.

Product details

• Authors: Gregoris Ioannou
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032039633
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3203963-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge Research in Employment Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Sociology, Europe, Business & Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management, Labour / income economics, Politics & government, Labour Economics, Social issues & processes, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Politics and government, Personnel & human resources management, Social classes, Social and ethical issues, Industry & industrial studies, Personnel and human resources management, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industry and industrial studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Industrialisation and industrial history