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labourline
new acquisitions bulletin
issue 5 - 2010
The purpose of this bulletin is to keep you informed of selected major additions to the ETUI documentation
centre’s collection.
Items are classified under subject headings as books are located on shelves.
We would remind you that on Labourline you will find the complete lists of new articles and documents
automatically generated on a daily basis and that by clicking on “Highlights” you can open up-to-date
bibliographies on current and special topics.
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contents
european union - international 1 management – technology 11
labour market - employment 12
social policy 2
working conditions 13
economics 4
occupational health and safety 14
law – labour law 6
industrial relations – trade unionism 15
social sciences 7
young workers - women 18
education 9
migrant workers 19
industries 9
statistics 20
finances - trade 10
information 21
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european union - international
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01.01-57122
Relations internationales. Une perspective européenne. 2ème éd. / Telò, Mario
Bruxelles: Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 2010. 240 p.
international relations / European Union
"Nourri d’une connaissance approfondie des théories développées de part et d’autre de l’Atlantique et d’une
expérience internationale affinée par la participation de son auteur à l’agenda scientifique européen (et notamment au
réseau de recherche d’excellence « Garnet »), l’ouvrage de Mario Telò retrace les origines d’une discipline académique
devenue autonome au début du XXe siècle et brosse un panorama critique des divergences et des complémentarités
des écoles de pensée (réalisme, institutionnalisme, constructivisme, entre autres) qui ont animé le débat théorique ces
dernières décennies et se sont efforcées de rendre compte de la complexité des relations internationales et des enjeux
auxquels l’humanité est confrontée dans un monde globalisé."
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01.03.8-55173
The European Union's Better Regulation agenda / European Trade Union Institute, Brussels; Van
den Abeele, Eric
Brussels: ETUI, 2010. 76 p.
EU law / regulation / plan of action
“Despite the meltdown caused by deregulation in the financial sector, the Barroso Commission continues to push
Better Regulation as delivering light-touch, business-friendly lawmaking. This report explains the ins and outs of the
Better Regulation agenda, and answers many of the questions raised by this programme that it is claimed will improve
the EU’s legislative framework. Is the Better Regulation agenda a real way of improving EU governance? Can it add
something extra to the work of the European institutions and Member States? Will it change the relationship between
stakeholders and their relationships with citizens?”
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01.03.8-56962
How unified is the European Union? European integration between visions and popular
legitimacy / Gustavsson, Sverker; Oxelheim, Lars; Pehrson, Lars [eds.]
Berlin: Springer, 2009. 189 p.
European Union / European integration / common market / EU law / politics
"The European project has come a long way in establishing peace, creating a common market, and expanding its
borders. At the same time, diminishing popular legitimacy has spurred talk about a European Union in crisis. How far
has the EU really come in fulfilling its grand visions? Is the project barely half-way? Or could we say with some
confidence that European integration is solidified and will continue to get stronger? This book brings together
contributors from economics, political science and law to offer different perspectives on this larger issue. The questions
asked include: How far has the European Union come in its creation of a Common Foreign and Security Policy?"
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01.03.8-57108
Europe's promise: why the European way is the best hope in an insecure age / Hill, Steven
Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2010. XIV, 472 p.
European Union / social conditions / politics
"A quiet revolution has been occurring in post-World War II Europe. A world power has emerged across the Atlantic
that is recrafting the rules for how a modern society should provide economic security, environmental sustainability,
and global stability. In Europe's Promise, Steven Hill explains Europe's bold new vision. For a decade Hill traveled
widely to understand this uniquely European way of life. He shatters myths and shows how Europe's leadership
manifests in five major areas: economic strength, with Europe now the world's wealthiest trading bloc, nearly as large
as the U.S. and China combined; the best health care and other workfare supports for families and individuals;
widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and
regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment that link one-third of the world to the European Union.
Europe's Promise masterfully conveys how Europe has taken the lead in this make-or-break century challenged by a
worldwide economic crisis and global warming."
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social policy
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02.01-57110
L'esprit de Philadelphie. La justice sociale face au marché total / Supiot, Alain
Paris: Editions du Seuil, 2010. 178 p.
social policy / equal rights / economic and social development / economic theory / social theory / globalization /
new international economic order
"Les propagandes visant à faire passer le cours pris par la globalisation économique pour un fait de nature, s'imposant
sans discussion possible à l'humanité entière, semblent avoir recouvert jusqu'au souvenir des leçons sociales qui avaient
été tirées de l'expérience des deux guerres mondiales. La foi dans l'infaillibilité des marchés a remplacé la volonté de
faire régner un peu de justice dans la production et la répartition des richesses à l'échelle du monde, condamnant à la
paupérisation, la migration, l'exclusion ou la violence la foule immense des perdants du nouvel ordre économique
mondial. Ce livre invite à renouer avec l'esprit de la Déclaration de Philadelphie de 1944, pour dissiper le mirage du
Marché total et tracer les voies nouvelles de la Justice sociale."
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02.01-57382
Social innovation, the social economy and world economic development. Democracy and
labour rights in an era of globalization / Harrisson, Denis; Széll, György; Bourque, Reynald [eds.]
Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2009. 471 p.
social policy / work / economic development / corporate social responsibility / employment policy / democracy /
workers rights / well being / government policy / international
"The world of work and labour is in a permanent transformation affecting the various social groups in the different
parts of the world quite unequally. Social innovations, related to the idea of economic progress and well-being, tackle
the problems of employment leading to social exclusion and poverty as a consequence of the extreme positioning in
favour of economic performance. An alternative economy complements the deficiency of both the market and the
State. This volume presents contributions from scholars coming from different continents, about Social Economy,
Labour Rights, corporate Social Responsibility, Social Regulations and Public Policies. Social innovations have huge
impacts on national and regional economies as their sources come from the citizen.”
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02.03-57118
Politics of risk taking. Welfare state reform in advanced democracies / Vis, Barbara
Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2010. 248 p.
welfare state / economic and social development / government policy / risk awareness / social security reform /
developed countries
"How much and in which direction have the welfare states among the Western democracies changed over the past
decades? Moreover, under which conditions have governments enacted these changes? Based on insights from
prospect theory, a psychological theory of choice under risk, Vis demonstrates ably that the context in which
governments find themselves (losses or gains) affects their attitude towards risk and thereby the degree and type of
reform they pursue. Facing socio-economic losses or political ones, governments accept the electoral risk involved in
unpopular reforms, such as benefit cutbacks; confronting gains, they steer away from them. The study's new
theoretical stance and innovative methodological approach (fuzzy-set analysis) make Politics of Risk-Taking a must
read for policymakers, scholars as well as students interested in the politics of welfare state reform."
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02.04-57374
L'enjeu des retraites / Friot, Bernard
Paris: La Dispute, 2010. 175 p.
pension scheme / pension reform / history / wage policy / France
"Les réformateurs et la plupart des opposants à la réforme actuelle des retraites, malgré leurs divergences, fondent leur
diagnostic du prétendu "problème des retraites" sur les mêmes présupposés : nous subirions un choc démographique, il
serait impossible d'augmenter les cotisations qui alimentent les retraites, c'est un prélèvement sur la valeur produite
par les actifs qui financerait les pensions, la justice voudrait que le montant des pensions soit déterminé par la somme
des cotisations versées du temps de son activité, etc. Et si les pensions de retraite n'étaient pas un revenu différé mais
un salaire continué, lié à la qualification ? Et si les retraités n'étaient pas des inactifs, comme le veut la statistique, mais
des personnes différemment actives, enfin libres de travailler à l'écart du marché du travail ?"
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02.04-57674
Sicurezza sociale e previdenza complementare in Europa / Bieback, Karl-Jürgen; Chauchard, Jean-
Pierre; Asociación de Medicina del Trabajo de la Comunidad Valenciana, Valencía; Garofalo, Domenico;
Carby-Hall, Jo; Lagala, Canio; Leone, Gabriella; Monereo Pérez, José Luis
Bari: Cacucci Editore, 2009. 223 p.
supplementary pension / private pension scheme / France / Germany / Italy / Spain / UK / EU countries /
comparison
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02.04-57774
The politics of welfare state reform in continental Europe: modernization in hard times /
Häusermann, Silja
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. XVII, 276 p.
pension reform / welfare state / old age benefit / social security / France / Germany / Switzerland / comparison
"This book challenges existing theories of welfare state change by analyzing pension reforms in France, Germany, and
Switzerland between 1970 and 2004. It explains why all three countries were able to adopt far-reaching reforms,
adapting their pension regimes to both financial austerity and new social risks. In a radical departure from the neo-
institutionalist emphasis on policy stability, the book argues that socio-structural change has led to a multidimensional
pension reform agenda. A variety of cross-cutting lines of political conflict, emerging from the transition to a
postindustrial economy, allowed governments to engage in strategies of political exchange and coalition-building,
fostering broad cross-class coalitions in support of major reform packages. Methodologically, the book proposes a
novel strategy to analyze lines of conflict, configurations of political actors, and coalitional dynamics over time. "
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02.07-56936
The heart of power: health and politics in the Oval Office / Blumenthal, David; Morone, James A.
Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2009. X, 484 p.
health policy / access to care / state intervention / government attitude / history / USA
"Even the most powerful men in the world are human -they get sick, take dubious drugs, drink too much, contemplate
suicide, fret about ailing parents, and bury people they love. Drawing on a trove of newly released White House tapes,
on extensive interviews with White House staff, and on dramatic archival material that has only recently come to light,
The Heart of Power explores the hidden ways in which presidents shape our destinies through their own experiences.
Taking a close look at Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson,
Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Herbert Walker Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, the book
shows what history can teach us as we confront the health care challenges of the twenty-first century. "
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2.07-56939
Textbook of international health: global health in a dynamic world. 3rd ed. / Birn, Anne-
Emanuelle; Pillay, Yogan; Holtz, Timothy H.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. XXXVI, 806 p.
health / health status / health service / access to care / health policy / international
"This classic text, formerly known as the "Basch" textbook, now completely revised in an updated new edition, brings
together information that students and professionals working in the wide variety of disciplines concerned with
international health will find in no other single source. It synthesizes historical, cultural, environmental, economic and
political considerations to provide a comprehensive global overview of the many factors that determine the health of
individuals and populations. The new edition features a renowned new authorship committed to updating and
expanding the entire content while retaining the core elements of Basch's excellent text. "
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02.07-57438
Health systems governance in Europe. The role of the European Union law and policy /
Mossialos, Elias; Permanand, Govin; Baeten, Rita; Hervey, Tamara K.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. XXI, 732 p.
health policy / governance / medical care / EU law / EU policy / EU countries
"There is a fundamental contradiction at the core of health policy in the EU that makes it difficult to draw a line
between EU and Member State responsibilities. This raises a number of difficult questions for policy makers and
practitioners as they struggle to interpret both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ laws at EU and Member State level and to reconcile
tensions between economic and social imperatives in health care. The book thus offers a comprehensive discussion of a
number of current and emerging governance issues in EU health policy, including regulatory, legal, ‘new governance’
and policy-making dynamics, and the application of the legal framework in these areas."
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3economics
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03.01-57120
Postcapitalisme. Imaginer l'après / Autain, Clémentine [ed.]
La Laune: Au Diable Vauvert, 2009. 348 p.
capitalism / future / social aspect / globalization / economic recession
"La crise financière expose les failles du capitalisme actuel et renforce l'urgence à repenser le contrat social. Mais les
perspectives politiques transformatrices se cherchent encore. L'heure n'est pas à l'écriture d'un nouveau dogme mais à
la construction d'une pensée dynamique de la société postcapitaliste, d'un futur à inventer."
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03.01-57334
L'économie politique du rentier. Critique de l’économie marginaliste / Boukharine, Nicolas
Paris: Syllepse, 2010. 213 p.
economic theory / marxism / profit / economy
"L’économie marginaliste est aujourd’hui enseignée dans toutes les facultés. Les principaux ouvrages d’économie y font
référence. L’économie marginaliste est au coeur de la théorie économique libérale.
Et c’est aux fondements de cette théorie à laquelle s’attaque l’Économie politique du rentier qui a été écrit en 1914,
mais dont le manuscrit a été retrouvé en 1919. Pour Pierre Naville, préfacier de l’ouvrage, « la construction du livre est
très claire. Boukharine situe d’abord l’école marginale autrichienne par rapport à l’école historique et à ses précurseurs,
du point de vue du caractère logique de leurs théories. On remarquera que cet exposé fait ressortir une opposition bien
actuelle : celle qu’Aristote instaurait déjà entre genèse et synthèse, que l’on appelle souvent aujourd’hui histoire et
structure. Boukharine expose clairement comment Marx a su combiner ces deux formes dans le jeu de l’évolution et
des catégories, parce qu’il en a saisi la source où il faut. …"
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03.01-57336
Temps, travail, domination sociale. Une réinterprétation de la théorie critique de Marx /
Postone, Moishe
Paris: Editions Mille et Une Nuits - ARTE Editions, 2009. 591 p.
economic theory / marxism / capitalism / work
"Alors que le capitalisme néolibéral multiplie ses ravages (crises économique, écologique, alimentaire...) et que la vie,
soumise au travail abstrait, apparaît toujours plus fragmentée, privée de sens, toute critique radicale du monde
existant a disparu. Face au marxisme - et avec lui à tous les restes de la gauche - qui réduit la pensée de Marx à une
théorie apologétique du capitalisme interventionniste d'État, Moishe Postone débarrasse les concepts de Marx du
ballast marxiste et réélabore une théorie critique qui s'attaque à l'essence même du capitalisme : la forme de travail
spécifique à cette formation sociale. Le travail sous le capitalisme n'est pas une activité extérieure au capitalisme, et
donc à libérer; il est le fondement du capitalisme, et donc à abolir."
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03.01-57339
Macroeconomics. 2nd ed. / Krugman, Paul R.; Wells, Robin
New York: Worth Publilshers, 2009. XXXI, 524 p.
macroeconomics
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03.02-01557
OECD economic outlook. 87. May 2010. PRELIMINARY VERSION / Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development, Paris
Paris: OECD, 2010. 329 p.
economic development / economic conditions / economic forecast / macroeconomics / trade / economic growth /
incomes policy / OECD countries / China / Russia / statistics / comparison / annual report
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03.02-40055
Economic policy reforms. Going for growth 2010. Structural policy indicators and priorities and
analysis / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris
Paris: OECD, 2010. 249 p.
economic reform / structural change / economic growth / economic recession / OECD countries / comparison /
statistics / annual report
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03.02-57351
Jalons vers un monde possible : redonner des racines à la démocratie / Coutrot, Thomas
Lormont: Editions Le bord de l'eau, 2010. 183 p.
economic and social development / financial market / regulation / sustainable development / decent work / civil
society / democracy / state intervention
"Un autre monde est-il possible ? Il est en tout cas nécessaire, au vu de la crise globale – sociale, écologique et
démocratique – dans laquelle s’enfoncent nos sociétés. Mais quel monde ? Et comment y arriver ? Rien ne sert de
déplorer un passé mythifié ou de construire des châteaux en Espagne. En partant des expériences et des échecs du
passé, il faut s’appuyer sur ce qui bouillonne aujourd’hui dans les mouvements sociaux pour ouvrir un horizon crédible
à la transformation sociale. Comment maîtriser la finance et l’économie ? Redéfinir le rapport entre les hommes et la
nature ? Redonner un sens au travail ? Démocratiser l’Etat ? Civiliser la mondialisation ? Construire et gouverner les
biens communs de l’humanité par une démocratie active ?"
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03.04-56961
La simplicité volontaire contre le mythe de l'abondance / Ariès, Paul
Paris: La Découverte, 2010. 301 p.
production / capitalism / ecology / economic growth / affluent society / consumption
"Longtemps les gauches se sont crues en pays de cocagne : il fallait toujours faire croître le gâteau (PIB) avant de
pouvoir le répartir plus équitablement. Il est maintenant évident qu'il n'est pas possible d'avoir une croissance infinie
dans un monde fini. L'enjeu est donc d'apprendre à vivre beaucoup mieux avec beaucoup moins. Apprenons à devenir
des "partageux"! Paul Ariès pulvérise avec brio les idéologies du progrès et de la croissance qui continuent à coloniser
notre imaginaire. À partir d'une (re)lecture systématique de tous les courants des gauches (socialiste utopique,
libertaire, chrétien, marxiste officiel et hétérodoxe), il revient sur le combat qui oppose depuis deux siècles gauches
productiviste et antiproductiviste. L'effondrement environnemental peut être une chance pour inventer une gauche
antiproductiviste et optimiste. "
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03.04-57114
Corporate social responsibility and regulatory governance. Towards inclusive development?
/ UN. Research Institute for Social Development; Utting, Peter; Marques, José Carlos [eds.]
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. XV,309 p.
corporate social responsibility / governance / developing countries
"The corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement has been instrumental in raising awareness that firms have
responsibilities other than to their owners and 'the bottom line'. Yet despite all the talk about the importance of
stakeholders, transparency, corporate citizenship and sustainability, the developmental and regulatory impacts of CSR
remain highly questionable. This book, edited by Peter Utting and José Carlos Marques, assesses the global rise of
private regulation and CSR from the perspective of social and sustainable development. By adopting a multidisciplinary
lens, it examines why the experience of CSR pales in comparison with the promise, what needs to be done to address
'the intellectual crisis' of CSR, and forms of corporate accountability and regulation more conducive to inclusive
patterns of development. "
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03.04-57121
Aftershocks. Economic crisis and institutional choice / Hemerijck, Anton; Knapen, Ben; van
Doorne, Ellen [eds.]
Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2009. 283 p.
economic recession / governance / economic and social development / political aspect
"Aftershocks was written in the midst of the deepest economic crisis since the Great Depression. Although it would be
premature to presume to identify the repercussions of the crisis, it is clear that it will have profound aftershock effects
in the political, economic, and social spheres. The book contains essays based on semi-structured interviews with
leading scholars, European politicians and representatives from the world of business. They reflect on the origins of the
crisis as well as the possible social, economic, and political transformations it may engender."
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03.04-57418
Det mektige mindretallet. Ansattrepresentasjon i styret mellom. Corporate governance og
industrial relations. Doktoravhandling / Hagen, Inger Marie
Oslo: FAFO, 2010. 489 p.
corporate governance / industrial relations / workers representation / Norway / thesis
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03.04-57739
L'entreprise en restructuration. Dynamiques institutionnelles et mobilisations collectives /
Didry, Claude; Jobert, Annette [eds.]
Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2010. 271 p.
enterprise restructuring / institutional framework / collective bargaining / workers representation / multinational
enterprise / France / EU countries
"Cet ouvrage envisage les restructurations au croisement des pratiques managériales et de l’intervention des salariés et
de leurs représentants dans l’entreprise. Il explore des dynamiques institutionnelles à partir de l’analyse des dispositifs
juridiques européens et nationaux et d’enquêtes de terrain dans les entreprises, en adoptant une perspective
transnationale et pluridisciplinaire liant histoire, économie, droit et sociologie."
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law – labour law
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04.01-57106
Capacitas. Contract law and the institutional preconditions of a market economy / Deakin,
Simon; Supiot, Alain [eds.]
Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2009. 171 p.
labour law / contract / market economy / legal system / EU countries
"One of the principal tasks for legal research at the beginning of the 21st century is to reconstruct the understanding
of the relationship between the legal system and the market order. After almost three decades of deregulation driven
by a belief in the self-equilibrating properties of the market, the financial crisis of 2008 has reminded everyone of the
fundamental truth that markets have legal and institutional foundations, without which they cannot effectively
function. The chapters in the present volume are the result of work by a group of legal scholars which began in the
mid-2000s, at a time when the shortcomings of deregulatory policies were becoming clear in a number of contexts.
The chapters address the question of how the language of contract law describes or conceptualises the market order
and the relationship of the law to it. In modern legal systems, 'capacity' is the principal juridical mechanism by which
individuals and entities are empowered to enter into legally binding agreements and, more generally, to arrange their
affairs using the instruments of private law."
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04.01-57112
Le droit du travail à l'épreuve de la globalisation / Lyon-Caen, Antoine; Urban, Quentin [eds.]
Paris: Dalloz, 2008. 128 p.
labour law / globalization / EU law / Laval and Viking cases / dumping / labour market
"Quoique peu employé par les juristes, le terme « globalisation » connaît un succès croissant. Sans rigueur, il exprime
une intuition, une représentation de l'état du monde dans lequel l'échelle des actions et des relations a changé. Les
pouvoirs sont l'objet d'une redistribution. Le temps est venu pour les juristes de se préoccuper des phénomènes que
recouvre la « globalisation » et des incidences qu'ils ont sur le droit du travail. Mais, pour conduire cette analyse, il faut
d'abord s'intéresser à certaines mutations majeures des économies contemporaines. Lorsque ces mutations sont bien
perçues, on découvre alors que les relations de travail, et donc le droit du travail, sont affectés par la globalisation. Les
États sont tentés d'accompagner ces pratiques, en révisant leurs règles. Le dumping social s'épanouit."
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04.01-57126
The transformation of labour law in Europe: a comparative study of 15 countries 1945-
2004 / Hepple, Bob; Veneziani, Bruno [eds.]
Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2009. 393 p.
labour law / history / economic policy / labour market / regulation / industrial relations / equal rights / welfare
state / workers representation / implementation / EU countries / comparison
"The labour laws of European democracies all underwent major transformations in the seven decades after the Second
World War. Following reconstruction, these laws became an essential element in the building of welfare states; in the
1980s and 1990s they were the target of neo-liberal deregulation; and at the beginning of the 21st century new
'flexible' labour laws have attempted to integrate economic and social policy. This book, a sequel to 'The Making of
Labour Law in Europe- A Comparative Study of Nine Countries up to 1945' (ed. B Hepple), compares the similarities
and differences in the ways in which EU Member States reflected and shaped these general developments, in the
context of economic, social and political changes over the period 1945-2004."
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4.01-57378
European corporate law. 2nd ed. / Dorresteijn, Adriaan; Monteiro, Tiago; Teichmann, Christoph;
Werlauff, Eric
The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2009. XXII, 328 p.
company law / EU law
"In the past few years, the European Commission and the European Court of Justice have each in their own way
contributed to a resurgence of the harmonisation programme in corporate law. The Court’s trilogy of its Centros,
Überseering and Inspire Art judgements have marked a fundamental policy switch regarding the right of establishment
for companies and other legal entities. And, perhaps most significantly, the Commission is now encouraged to launch a
draft Statute for a European Private Company which it is hoped will be a supranational business organisation as was
originally envisaged for the SE. “
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04.01-9894
Recueil sur l’égalité de traitement entre les femmes et les hommes et sur la non-
discrimination dans l’Union européenne. Troisième édition / European Commission
Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2010. 640 p.
EU law / woman worker / EU Court of Justice / EU Directive / equal rights
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04.02-57426
Mobilising against marginalisation in Europe / Chabanet, Didier; Royall, Frédéric
Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars, 2010. 272 p.
discrimination / race / migrant / unemployed / working poor / political participation / social movement / Western
Europe
“This book brings together twelve scholars from various universities and research centres in Europe and Canada. All
look at developments in the collective action of marginalized and/or disadvantaged people such as Gypsies, migrants,
cleaners, or unemployed people in contemporary West European societies. The authors analyze how these people
organize and mobilize within or across countries such as Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, or
Italy. They note that although the collective actions of marginalized and/or disadvantaged people are not necessarily
unusual, all these nationally based or cross-national mobilizations have in common the fact that many of these people
seek to overcome various cultural, social, and political obstacles, act collectively, and intervene in the public space.”
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04.02-57780
Biomedicine and human rights. The Oviedo Convention and its additional protocols /
Council of Europe
Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, 2009. 190 p.
European Convention on Human Rights / medicine / biotechnology / genetic screening
"The Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, also referred to as the "Oviedo Convention", celebrated the 10th
anniversary of its entry into force in 2009. This legally binding instrument aims to protect the integrity, dignity and
identity of all human beings and guarantees everyone, without discrimination, the respect for their rights and
fundamental freedoms with regard to the application of biology and medicine. It shares with the European Convention
on Human Rights the same underlying approach and many ethical principles, and provides a general framework for the
protection of fundamental rights and freedoms in the field of biomedicine. "
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social sciences
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05-56910
Reconciling work and family life in EU law and policy / Caracciolo di Torella, Eugenia; Masselot,
Annick
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. 200 p.
work-life balance / EU countries
"The tension that exists in trying to combine family and work responsibilities has long been acknowledged at the
European Commission level. The role of parenting has changed but has the law changed to meet individuals' new
expectations? There are also challenges involved in trying to reconcile work and family life when caring for the elderly
and sick members of the family. Since its timid introduction onto the EC agenda in 1974, reconciliation has developed
into a fully articulated principle. This book explores this journey and its implications for the EC legal order and society.
It offers a new conceptual approach based on an innovative classification of the existing EU measures."
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