Research Handbook on Self-Employment and Public Policy

Research Handbook on Self-Employment and Public Policy
Author: Wieteke Conen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 523
Release: 2024-08-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 180088186X

Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this Research Handbook examines the shifting global landscape of self-employment. It provides an authoritative overview of key theoretical perspectives and empirical findings in the field, and presents evidence-based policy responses to the multifaceted nature of modern self-employment.

Self-Employment as Precarious Work

Self-Employment as Precarious Work
Author: Wieteke Conen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2019
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1788115031

Since the 1970s the long term decline in self-employment has slowed – and even reversed in some countries – and the prospect of ‘being your own boss’ is increasingly topical in the discourse of both the general public and within academia. Traditionally, self-employment has been associated with independent entrepreneurship, but increasingly it has become a form of precarious work. This book utilises evidence-based information to address both the current and future challenges of this trend as the nature of self-employment changes, as well as to demonstrate where, when and why self-employment has emerged as precarious work in Europe.

The Challenges of Self-Employment in Europe

The Challenges of Self-Employment in Europe
Author: Renata Semenza
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2019
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1788118456

This book aims at explaining the variance in legal status, working conditions, social protection and collective representation of self-employed professionals across Europe. Despite considerable diversity, the authors observe three strategic models of mobilisation: the provision of services; advocacy, lobbying and the political role; and the extension of collective bargaining. They highlight the new urgent challenges that have emerged including the implementation of universal social protection schemes, active labour market policies likely to support sustainable self-employment, and the renewal of social dialogue through bottom-up organisations to extend the collective representation of project-based professionals.

Handbook of Self-Regulation, Second Edition

Handbook of Self-Regulation, Second Edition
Author: Kathleen D. Vohs
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 610
Release: 2013-01-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1462509517

This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge on the conscious and nonconscious processes by which people regulate their thoughts, emotions, attention, behavior, and impulses. Individual differences in self-regulatory capacities are explored, as are developmental pathways. The volume examines how self-regulation shapes, and is shaped by, social relationships. Failures of self-regulation are also addressed, in chapters on addictions, overeating, compulsive spending, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Wherever possible, contributors identify implications of the research for helping people enhance their self-regulatory capacities and pursue desired goals. New to This Edition: * Incorporates significant scientific advances and many new topics. * Increased attention to the social basis of self-regulation. * Chapters on working memory, construal-level theory, temptation, executive functioning in children, self-regulation in older adults, self-harming goal pursuit, interpersonal relationships, religion, and impulsivity as a personality trait.

Research Handbook on Self-Employment and Public Policy

Research Handbook on Self-Employment and Public Policy
Author: Wieteke Conen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-08-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781800881853

Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this Research Handbook examines the shifting global landscape of self-employment. It provides an authoritative overview of key theoretical perspectives and empirical findings in the field, and presents evidence-based policy responses to the multifaceted nature of modern self-employment. Contributing authors explore evolving trends, their impacts, and potential policy actions regarding self-employment across diverse welfare state regimes in advanced economies, while also highlighting the parallels and differences with developing and emerging economies. Combining diverse research methods, they bring together insights from fields including sociology, economics, law, political science and management. They analyse the shifting perception of the self-employed, from willing and independent entrepreneurs towards dependent, vulnerable and precarious workers, and the subsequent tensions this creates for policy-makers. Ultimately, this Handbook advances both academic and societal debates on self-employment, highlighting pressing issues that will shape the future of the discipline. The Research Handbook on Self-Employment and Public Policy is an essential resource for students and scholars of labour policy, industrial relations and public administration. It is also a valuable tool for policy officials seeking to effectively represent the self-employed.

The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy

The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy
Author: Michael Moran
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 997
Release: 2008-06-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0199548455

This is part of a ten volume set of reference books offering authoritative and engaging critical overviews of the state of political science. This work explores the business end of politics, where theory meets practice in the pursuit of public good.

Research Handbook on Inequalities in Later Life

Research Handbook on Inequalities in Later Life
Author: Catherine Earl
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2024-06-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789907241

This Research Handbook critically examines the myriad social and economic inequalities faced by those in later life. Contributors dissect examples from the Global North and South to support a new approach to studying ageing that moves beyond popular discourses.

Research Handbook on Disability and Entrepreneurship

Research Handbook on Disability and Entrepreneurship
Author: Yousafzai, Shumaila
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2022-10-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1789905648

By exploring the economic and social value of disabled people with positive entrepreneurial traits and adaptive skills, this innovative book breaks away from normative entrepreneurial studies to recognise the overlooked value in disabled entrepreneurs.

Research Handbook on EU Sports Law and Policy

Research Handbook on EU Sports Law and Policy
Author: Jack Anderson
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 487
Release: 2018-07-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1784719501

The EU’s influence on sport has traditionally focused on the socio-economic and cultural impact. This Research Handbook on EU Sports Law explores the development of the 'European dimension' in sport, and the concomitant legal issues including, competition law, state aid and free movement of persons. The application of such areas of EU law to sport and the influence of EU law on key policy issues such as, doping, match-fixing and governance, are detailed in this comprehensive collection. The topical chapters by experts in their field, also touch upon the future evolution of EU sports law.

Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Policy

Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Policy
Author: David B. Audretsch
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1847206794

This book is a well written and handy source for readers. Additionally, it provides an overview of current issues relevant to the development of entrepreneurial policy, which is based on interesting case studies across a number of nations. . . Dessy Irawati, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research What is new in the world is the need to understand business dynamics; the entry, exit and growth of firms in the economy. This dynamic firm structure, as opposed to the static firm structure that dominated past thinking, has spurred an outpouring of research. The heart of the issue is that while many have identified the importance of business dynamics (entry and exit) we have only recently taken a closer look at the ecological system in which some companies must die for others to thrive. Entrepreneurs are the predators of this system. Public policy in an entrepreneurial economy (dynamic) must limit the forces that prevent firm exit and foster the forces that promote firm entry. This book makes an important contribution to the debate. Zoltan J. Acs, George Mason University, US and Max Planck Institute of Economics, Germany This unique Handbook provides a solid foundation for essential study in the nascent field of entrepreneurship policy research. This foundation is initially developed via the exploration of two significant propositions underpinning the nature of entrepreneurship policy research. The first is that entrepreneurship has emerged as a bona fide focus of public policy, particularly with respect to economic growth and employment creation. The second is that neither scholars nor policy makers are presently equipped to understand the public policy role for entrepreneurship. The contributors experienced scholars, specialist researchers and dynamic policy makers thus grapple with novel questions of considerable policy relevance that few have previously posed. The Handbook therefore provides some of the first crucial, systematic analyses of important issues, and key questions to be raised in order to move entrepreneurship policy forward are also presented. Written by academics and practitioners drawing examples from both North America and Europe, this stimulating new Handbook is a prerequisite for students, scholars and practitioners in the incipient world of entrepreneurship policy.