Editorial
David Natali
This issue of Transfer addresses some of the main analytical and substantive questions stemming from the pandemic that first hit Europe in February 2020. The magnitude of the crisis, in terms of both its impact on health and well-being, and its consequences for economic prospects, is enormous. The massive spread of the virus, higher mortality rates, lockdowns and the huge decline in economic activity in 2020 all seemed to bode ill for our future. Read more...
The full issue can be found → here
Co-editors: Philippe Pochet, Vera Šćepanović, Maarten Keune
Managing Editor: Marina Luttrell
Contents
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COVID-19 and the opportunity to change the neoliberal agenda: evidence from socio-employment policy responses across Europe - David Natali
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Reflections on the COVID moment and life beyond neoliberalism - Colin Crouch
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Cui bono – business or labour? Job retention policies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe - Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Lukas Lehner
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Reconciliation policies in COVID times: what role for trade unions in Spain and Italy? - Emmanuele Pavolini, David Luque Balbona, Ana M. Guillén
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Crisis corporatism 2.0? The role of social dialogue in the pandemic crisis in Europe - Guglielmo Meardi, Arianna Tassinari
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A perfect storm: COVID-19 and the reorganisation of the German meat industry - Cornel Ban, Dorothee Bohle, Marek Naczyk
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From one crisis to another: changes in the governance of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) - Philippe Pochet
News and background
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COVID-19: a prelude to a revaluation of the public sector? - Paul T. de Beer, Maarten Keune
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The wages of reconstruction – the EU’s new budget and the public service staff shortage crisis on the EU’s eastern periphery - Imre G. Szabó
Book reviews
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Book Review: Who Cares? Attracting and Retaining Care Workers for the Elderly - Stephen Bach
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Book review: The Politics of Social Inclusion and Labor Representation: Immigrants and Trade Unions in the European Context - Duncan Adam
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Book review: Unwitting Architect – German Primacy and the Origins of Neoliberalism - David Hollanders