The changing face of ‘flexicurity’ in times of austerity?

Sanders, Astrid ORCID: 0009-0002-6685-3033 (2013) The changing face of ‘flexicurity’ in times of austerity? In: Countouris, Nicola and Freedland, Mark, (eds.) Resocialising Europe in a Time of Crisis. Cambridge University Press, New York, USA, pp. 314-332. ISBN 9781107041745

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Abstract

Terms such as 'Social Europe' and 'European Social Model' have long resided in the political and regulatory lexicon of European integration. But in recent years, and in spite of the adoption of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the EU social profile has entered a profound period of crisis. The ECJ judgments of Viking and Laval exemplify the unresolved tension between the EU's strong market imperatives and its fragile social aspirations while the ongoing economic crisis, while the various 'bail out' packages are producing a constant retrenchment of social rights. The status quo is one in which workers appear to shoulder most of the risks attendant on making and executing arrangements for the doing of work. Chapters in this book advocate a reversal of this trend in favour of fair mutualization, so as to disperse these risks and share them more equitably between employers, the state, and society at large.

Item Type:	Book Section
Official URL:	http://www.cambridge.org/
Additional Information:	© 2013 Cambridge University Press
Divisions:	Law
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2013 08:46
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 05:51
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/53493

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