EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATIONPDF电子书下载

1.Introduction 1

Employment protection in the public discourse 3

The state of research 5

The organization of the book 9

2.The design and evolution of employment protection legislation 19

What is employment protection legislation? 20

Evolution over time 25

Are all equal before the law? 38

Implementation and enforcement 45

3.What are the conceivable effects of employment protection legislation? 57

4.Why legislation? 67

5.Empirical studies on the effects of employment protection legislation 75

Cross-country studies: aggregate data 79

Cross-country studies: disaggregate data 91

Within-country studies 99

Studies of perceived job security and psychological well-being 113

6.Conclusions and discussion 123

Theoretical findings 124

Empirical findings 126

Policy implications and future research 130

Appendix 137

Bibliography 153

Index 173