This excellent volume offers a unique life-course perspective on job insecurity in contemporary Europe. It provides a rich collection of empirical data and analyses of how job insecurity differs for entry-level, mid-career and older workers in different welfare regimes. The book describes the relationship of objective labour market conditions (e.g. the increasing use of fixed-term contracts) and the subjective strategies of individuals who have to make decisions in situations of job insecurity. It is a must-read for labour market researchers, students, practitioners and policy makers. Hans-Peter Blossfeld, University of Bamberg An innovative and impressive piece of research, based on significant quantitative and qualitative data, which shows how objective and subjective job insecurity is determined both by age and by different European institutional regimes. Emilio Reyneri, University of Milan Bicocca
