Contents
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1
2THE transformation of the Dutch labour market....................................................1
3 AJob-INTENSIVE Growth Path .......................................................................................... 6
3.1 Wage moderation.................................................................................................................................................. 6
3.2 The Shift to Services............................................................................................................................................. 7
3.3 Working-Time Reduction and Job Redistribution................................................................................................ 9
4 Atypical employment, part-TIME jobs and flexibility ............................................ 12
4.1 Temp work.......................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Temporary contracts........................................................................................................................................... 16
4.3 Employment on call, temporary substitutes and unspecified hours.................................................................... 17
4.4 Internal flexibility............................................................................................................................................... 17
4.5 Part-time employment ........................................................................................................................................ 18
5 Policies ................................................................................................................................22
5.1 From Backwardness to Progress: Women Enter the Labour Force.................................................................... 22
5.2 Trade unions....................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.3 Employers........................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.4 Governments....................................................................................................................................................... 28
6 Evaluation..........................................................................................................................29
References ................................................................................................................................................................ 33