Europe's disappearing middle class? : evidence from the world of work /

" While recent studies have highlighted the phenomenon and risks of increased inequalities between the top and the bottom of society, little research has so far been carried out on trends relating to the median income range that generally represents the middle class. This volume examines the fo...

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Other Authors: Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel (Editor), Koller, Heinz (Lawyer) (writer of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Geneva, Switzerland : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited ; International Labour Office, 2016.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:" While recent studies have highlighted the phenomenon and risks of increased inequalities between the top and the bottom of society, little research has so far been carried out on trends relating to the median income range that generally represents the middle class. This volume examines the following questions: what are the main transformations in the world of work over the last 20 years in terms of the labour market, social dialogue, and conditions of work, wages and incomes that may have affected the middle class? How has the middle class been altered by the financial and economic crisis? What are the long-term trends for the middle class in Europe?"
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 648 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781786430601
1786430606
9789221303824
9221303829
1786430592
9781786430595