Table of Contents

Foreword; Conception of flexicurity; Operationalization of the concept of flexicurity; Flexicurity from the neo-liberal viewpoint; Flexicurity from the trade unionist viewpoint; Flexicurity from the viewpoint of the European welfare state; Flexicurity in the Working Time Perspective; Flexicurity & precarious work; Flexicurity from the viewpoint of quality of jobs & lifelong learning; Flexicurity in collective agreements; Macroeconomic analysis of flexicurity with regard to the crisis; Political economy of flexicurtity; Discussion: Seven proposals; Conclusions; Index.