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Unsustainable employment portfolios

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  • John Buchanan

    (University of Sydney, Australia)

  • Gary Dymski

    (University of Leeds, UK)

  • Julie Froud

    (University of Manchester, UK)

  • Sukhdev Johal

    (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)

  • Adam Leaver

    (University of Manchester, UK)

  • Karel Williams

    (University of Manchester, UK)

Abstract

This Debates and Controversies contribution introduces the notion of an employment portfolio to explore how economies create combinations of employment. It is not simply the number of jobs but the factor share distributed to labour and the sectoral mix and composition that matter. Three case studies of employment portfolio (Australia, California and the UK) are used to show how previous attempts at structural reform failed to deliver sustainable employment, even though economies need to offer a portfolio of jobs as a hedge against an uncertain future. The article argues that new ideas and non-standard policies are required to help create employment of sufficient quality and quantity in the current difficult conditions.

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  • John Buchanan & Gary Dymski & Julie Froud & Sukhdev Johal & Adam Leaver & Karel Williams, 2013. "Unsustainable employment portfolios," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 27(3), pages 396-413, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:27:y:2013:i:3:p:396-413
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    1. Tony Dobbins & Alexandra Plows, 2014. "Regional Economic Transition in Wales: The Role of Labour Market Intermediaries," Working Papers 14005, Bangor Business School, Prifysgol Bangor University (Cymru / Wales).
    2. Rafael De Acypreste & Joao Gabriel De Araujo Oliveira, 2022. "Structural change, an open economy and employment: A structural change and economic dynamics approach," PSL Quarterly Review, Economia civile, vol. 75(300), pages 47-62.
    3. Alexander McTier & Alan McGregor, 2018. "Influence of Work–Welfare Cycling and Labour Market Segmentation on Employment Histories of Young Long-Term Unemployed," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 32(1), pages 20-37, February.
    4. Gracia Serrano & Francisco Llamazares & F. Javier Otamendi, 2015. "Measurement and Sustainability of the Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area through an Employment Survey on Access to the Labour Market," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(10), pages 1-36, October.

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