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Tables of Contents for Employment Revival in Europe
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
v
 
Preface and acknowledgements
xi
 
Introduction
1
4
Europe's revival
1
2
Similarities and differences
3
1
Relative labour market success
3
2
Employment, unemployment, inactivity: A comparative assessment of the labour market
5
30
Employment rates in detail
7
4
Employment
11
9
The gender situation
12
1
The sectoral distribution of employment
13
1
Employment by company size
14
1
Private and public sector employment
15
1
Self-employment and dependent employment
16
1
Part-time and full-time employment
17
2
Permanent and Fixed-term employment
19
1
Unemployment
20
7
The gender gap in unemployment
22
1
Long-term unemployment
22
1
Youth unemployment
23
2
Unemployment by educational level
25
1
Unemployed households
25
1
Hidden unemployment
25
2
Inactivity
27
5
Dependency rates
29
3
Conclusion
32
3
Reasons for success
35
52
Macroeconomics and employment success
36
16
Economic growth and employment intensity
38
2
Macroeconomic policy
40
11
Conclusion
51
1
Social dialogue and employment
52
15
Social dialogue, social partnership and industrial relations
52
2
Common elements, but national diversity
54
5
The contribution of social dialogue to employment success
59
5
Some problems with corporatist governance
64
1
Conclusion
65
2
Labour market policies
67
20
Passive labour market policies
67
9
Active labour market policies
76
5
Reforms of implementation structures
81
2
Conclusion
83
4
General conclusions
87
16
Relative success confirmed by recent data
87
2
Some elements from the analysis of success
89
1
Common factors
90
2
Country-specific factors
92
1
The efficient combination of policies and institutions
93
1
Do small countries have specific advantages?
94
4
What can other countries learn from small countries?
95
2
Is success sustainable?
97
1
Is full employment still possible today?
98
5
Policy recommendations
103
6
Annex I. Some comparative aspects between the United States and Europe
109
3
Annex II. Ranking of countries: Who's the winner?
112
6
Annex III. Education and training
118
3
Annex IV. Commitment Three of the World Summit on Social Development
121
2
Annex V. The Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122)
123
2
Bibliography
125
6
Index
131