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Governing Solidarity in European Labour Markets Atypical Employment and Minimum Wage Reform in Spain and Portugal

200 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Across Western Europe, the rise of atypical employment has deepened insider–outsider divides. This book asks why two structurally similar countries – Portugal and Spain – pursued different routes to reduce labour market segmentation following the conclusion of the sovereign debt crisis. It argues that the composition of the governing social bloc drives the orientation of reform, while the choice... Read more

Introduction – Paulo Marques 1.      Competitive and Inclusive Solidarity in Contemporary Labour Markets: Two Ideal Types – Paulo Marques, Rui Branco, Óscar Molina and Renato Miguel Carmo 2.      Blocs, Arenas and European Leverage in Iberian Labour Market Solidarity – Paulo Marques and Ana Costa 3.      Employment Protection and Collective Bargaining Reforms after Austerity: Divergent Paths in Portugal and Spain – Rui Branco, Paulo Marques, Óscar Molina, and Madalena Ferreira 4.      Iberian Minimum Wages: Two Paths to Inclusive Solidarity – Paulo Marques, Nuno Rodrigues and Óscar Molina 5.      Regulating Platform‑Mediated Passenger Transport in Portugal and Spain – Luís Guerreiro, Paulo Marques and Victor Riesgo Gómez 6.      Regularising precarious public employment in Portugal and Spain: a comparative analysis – Nuno Rodrigues, Paulo Marques, Renato Miguel Carmo and Maria Asensio 7.      Conclusion - Comparative Insights from a Decade of Iberian Labour Market Reforms – Rui Branco, Paulo Marques and Renato Miguel Carmo

Biography

Paulo Marques is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Economy at ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal.

Rui Branco is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies at NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Óscar Molina is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain.

Renato Miguel Carmo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal.