This article examines the role played by varieties of capitalism in the euro crisis, considering
the origins of the crisis, its progression, and the response to it. Deficiencies in the …

At a time of growing concern over the fate of contemporary democracy this book shows how
vast differences between countries in forms of political conduct, and taken for granted …

Este texto começa por discutir as características comuns do modelo de welfare dos países
da Europa do Sul, adoptando a perspectiva de que tanto os processos macro-históricos …

The argument we put forward is that the Southern European welfare systems are
underdeveloped species or a sub-category of the 'state-corporatist'welfare model; within this …

The sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone and increased pressures for 'structural
reform'have led to a period of intensive change in labour market policy in Southern Europe …

This article examines how dissimilar democratization scenarios in two historically important
cases helped to shape a major societal outcome, that of unemployment levels. With an …

Perhaps more than any other European country, Spain has undergone a remarkable
transformation in the post-war period. To the surprise of many, it has succeeded in making …

The insider-outsider politics approach conjectures that moderate unions and centre-left
parties safeguard the interests of insiders and neglect outsiders in labour market reforms …

Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data, this paper studies labour market reforms in
Portugal from 2000 to 2013. The paper examines how the main dimensions of labour market …

A presente investigação analisa a Reforma da Segurança Social de 2007 em Portugal,
enquadrando-a no contexto da crise e do processo de reforma dos Estados-Providência …