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This article analyses the drivers of and barriers to service employment growth and reviews available policy options. Commending development of the industry-service nexus, skills, and facilitation of female employment, the authors also suggest measures to support labour mobility and to enhance the tradability of services within the single European market, which may stir controversy among trade unionists.

Cet article analyse les incitants et les barrières de la croissance de l'emploi des services et passent en revue les différentes options politiques. Recommandant le développement du lien entre l'industrie et les services, des qualifications, et un accès plus facile à l'emploi pour les femmes, les auteurs suggèrent également une plus grande mobilité de la main-d'oeuvre, ce qui peut soulever la polémique parmi les syndicalistes.

Dieser Artikel analysiert die Katalysatoren und Hemmschuhe des Beschäftigungswachstums im Dienstleistungssektor und prüft die bestehenden politischen Optionen. Während die Autoren den Trend zur Vernetzung von Industrie und Dienstleistungen und die besseren Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten für Frauen begrüßen, fordern sie ebenfalls mehr Mobilität der Arbeitskräfte: Eine durchaus kontroverse Forderung für viele Gewerkschafterinnen und Gewerkschafter.

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