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Throughout the last decades, globalization has turned into one of the most prominent topics on both the public and the political agenda. Most frequently, it is equated with increasing employment flexibilization, the rise in atypical work forms and increasing employment insecurity in general. Most Europeans thus tend to see the increasing openness to worldwide markets as a somewhat ambiguous, if not even unfavourable development.
The author would like to thank Søren Leth-Sørensen (Åarhus) for helpful advice on an earlier version of this chapter.
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Hofäcker, D. (2011). A Recipe for Coping with the Challenge of Globalization? Trends in Labour Market Flexibilization and Life Course Inequality in Denmark. In: Blossfeld, HP., Buchholz, S., Hofäcker, D., Kolb, K. (eds) Globalized Labour Markets and Social Inequality in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230319882_6
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