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Journal of Political and Moral Theory

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Title
Economic crisis and youth unemployment: The Greek case
 
Creator Papadopoulos, Orestis
 
Subject

employment relations; economic crisis; youth unemployment
youth unemployment; economic crisis; trade unions; labour market reforms
 
Description
Young people have been hard hit by the crisis and the austerity measures implemented in Greece since 2010. After six years of significant changes in the Greek employment and social system young people face burgeoning difficulties to find quality and well-paid jobs while the proliferation of flexible and insecure jobs has taken an epidemic form. This article presents the labour market reforms implemented in Greece and shows that these reforms have shifted the bargaining power in favor of employers as labour power has become rather cheap, flexible and adaptable. The narrative that flexibilization will assist economic growth and generate quality jobs seems to be fading away since most newly created jobs are temporary, part-time and low-paid. The dismantling of collective agreements and labour laws through which young employees used to guarantee some protection has meant that poverty, insecurity and deprivation have become persistent features of their social existence. 
 
Publisher Συντακτική Επιτροπή
 
Contributor
No funding received
 
Date 2018-01-09
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/sas/article/view/10779
10.12681/sas.10779
 
Source Επιστήμη και Κοινωνία: Επιθεώρηση Πολιτικής και Ηθικής Θεωρίας; Τόμ. 36 (2017): Φτώχεια και Ανισότητες; 145-172
Science and Society: Journal of Political and Moral Theory; Τόμ. 36 (2017): Φτώχεια και Ανισότητες; 145-172
1108-3697
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/sas/article/view/10779/14194
 
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