Globalization, argue the contributors to this book, has remarkably accelerated social and economic change in modern societies. One such change is manifested in

Globalization has been strongly shaping and transforming both national economies and individual careers in recent decades. These profound changes have had signi

Globalization, Uncertainty and Women's Careers assesses the effects of globalization on the life courses of women in thirteen countries across Europe and Americ

European integration is one of the most ambitious and socially far-reaching developments in world politics and in world economics. Against growing opposition an

Underpinned by the fact that the globalization process and the subsequent increased level of market uncertainty have paved the way for employment flexibility in