Amongst all the topics addressed in the world of work, none, perhaps, reflect the principles of tripartism and social dialogue better than social security. It is natural, therefore, to ask how effectively these key instruments of sound governance have been and are being used in addressing...

Introduction: policy reform in Southern Europe and Ireland and the role of social dialogue / Konstantinos Papadakis and Youcef Ghellab -- Impact of the crisis on industrial relations in Europe / Christian Welz and Andrea Broughton -- Explaining the institutional architecture of the Eurozone and...

This edited volume provides an overview of the changes that have occurred in industrial relations systems in Southern Europe and Ireland as a result of the debt crisis and subsequent fiscal consolidation policies. The authors take stock of developments and consider policy implications

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- 1. Enhancing social partners' and social dialogue's roles and capacity in the new world of work: Overview -- 2. Strengthening the representativeness of the social partners and their institutional capacity to shape...