Differentiations in structures of employees' resources: a comparison of eight European countries

In current changes related to employment, income and welfare, several trends are well-documented such as the polarisation between work-rich households and work-poor households (Gregg and Wadsworth 2001, 2003), the growth of working poverty and low-paid employment (OECD 2000; Salverda and al. 2001). These features which are not common to all European countries but entrenched into different models, arise from employment structures and socio-economic changes over the last decades. Other transformations operate through welfare reforms and the implementation of active labour market policies. All in all, the links between labour markets and social protection systems have been deeply destabilised and reformed in Europe over the last two decades (…)