A matter of time : from work sharing to temporal flexibility in Belgium, France, and Britain

Abstract

This work argues that labour market policies cannot be seen in isolation from the incentives and constraints that institutions display and the way in which these in turn are basic to our understanding of public policy. Work sharing and temporal flexibility are examined in three countries. The work covers the demise of consociational politics in Belgium, how France is trying to develop in line with othe countries, and how Britain is falling behind.