Introduction: Crisis, Policy Responses and Widening Inequalities in the EU

Janine Leschke, Maria Jepsen

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    Abstract

    Introducing the contributions to this special issue of the International Labour Review, this article reviews the broad phases of the economic crisis in the EU since 2008 and highlights the critical role of social policy in mitigating its initial impact on Europeans. However, the crisis and governments' policy responses have also been widening labour market inequalities between different groups within countries, the authors argue, as illustrated by the disproportionate growth of youth employment and their specific focus on gender inequality. Cross-national variations in the content and structure of stimulus and austerity countermeasures are also found to be exacerbating divergence between EU countries.
    Introducing the contributions to this special issue of the International Labour Review, this article reviews the broad phases of the economic crisis in the EU since 2008 and highlights the critical role of social policy in mitigating its initial impact on Europeans. However, the crisis and governments' policy responses have also been widening labour market inequalities between different groups within countries, the authors argue, as illustrated by the disproportionate growth of youth employment and their specific focus on gender inequality. Cross-national variations in the content and structure of stimulus and austerity countermeasures are also found to be exacerbating divergence between EU countries.
    LanguageEnglish
    JournalInternational Labour Review
    Volume151
    Issue number4
    Pages289-312
    ISSN0020-7780
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 12 Dec 2012

    Keywords

    • Economic Recession
    • Labour Market
    • Social Policy
    • Governance
    • EU Countries
    • Gender
    • Gender Equality
    • Equal Employment Opportunity
    • Denmark
    • Germany
    • Slovakia
    • United Kingdom

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    Leschke, Janine ; Jepsen, Maria. / Introduction : Crisis, Policy Responses and Widening Inequalities in the EU. In: International Labour Review. 2012 ; Vol. 151, No. 4. pp. 289-312
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    Leschke, J & Jepsen, M 2012, 'Introduction: Crisis, Policy Responses and Widening Inequalities in the EU' International Labour Review, vol. 151, no. 4, pp. 289-312. DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2012.00150.x

    Introduction : Crisis, Policy Responses and Widening Inequalities in the EU. / Leschke, Janine; Jepsen, Maria.

    In: International Labour Review, Vol. 151, No. 4, 12.12.2012, p. 289-312.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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    Leschke J, Jepsen M. Introduction: Crisis, Policy Responses and Widening Inequalities in the EU. International Labour Review. 2012 Dec 12;151(4):289-312. Available from, DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2012.00150.x

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