Some characteristics of European (flexible) labour markets

Ignjatović, Miroljub (author)

In this article, the author analyses the structure of the European labor market(s) and the correlation between the welfare state regimes and the types of labor markets in Europe. Using the data from the Labor Force Surveys and cluster analysis as a statistical tool, the author gets slightly different picture of European labor markets from those proposed by some other authors. The cluster analysis revealed 4 distinctive, regionally structured and coherent clusters (groups) of labor markets, which could be ranked from a more traditional, industrial type to the modern, flexible type of the labor market. Similar structure, with even greater regional coherence, is found regarding the characteristics of the labor market flexibility. It is argued that for such results cultural as well as economic factors, that are hidden behind the notion of welfare state regimes, are responsible.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Evropska unija, Evropa, trg dela
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2000
• Number of pages: Str. 126-140
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-5510
• UDC: 331.5
• ISSN on article: 0352-3608
• COBISS.SI-ID: 20183133
• Publication date in RUL: 11.07.2014

Record is a part of a proceedings

• Title: Mechanisms of social differentiation in Slovenia
• COBISS.SI-ID: 20181597

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Družboslovne razprave
• Shortened title: Družbosl. razpr.
• Publisher: Slovensko sociološko društvo, Fakulteta za družbene vede
• ISSN: 0352-3608
• COBISS.SI-ID: 7530242

Secondary language

• Language: Unknown
• Keywords: European union, Europe, labour market