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The involvement of modern European states in the ordering and regulation of employment relations and in the maintenance of high levels of employment is both a commonplace and, in more recent years, an issue of considerable contention. As employment is the core precondition for the material welfare of individuals and households in societies with an advanced division of labour, and the stability of employment is threatened by changes in economic conditions — be they cyclical or structural — the modern state has found itself obliged to develop systems of protection for individual welfare, including the regulation of employment relations between employers and employees.
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Leaman, J., Daguerre, A. (2004). Employment. In: Compston, H. (eds) Handbook of Public Policy in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230522756_11
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