Author(s)

Teodoro Hernandez de Frutos^1*, José Antonio Diaz Martínez^2*, Neus Caparros Civera^3*

¹Department of Sociology, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
²Department of Sociology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Madrid, Spain.
³Department of Social Work and Law, Rioja University, Logrono, Spain.

In this article the different phases social cohesion in Spain has passed through from 1980 to 2010, which is analysed using time series based on developments within the work market and the area of social protection. By observing unemployment rates taken from the survey of the working population a clear change of tendency can be noted in the year 1985, when as a result of the first work market reform, temporary employment was introduced, and in the years 1994, 2001 and 2010. The rates of temporary employment demonstrate the plateau produced from 1992 to 2006. As regards the area of social protection, we use the time series SEEPROSS of retirement pensions with the six important work market reforms of 1985, 1990, 1995, 2002, 2007 and 2010. Health with the inflection points at 1984, 1990 and 2003 when the transfers to the autonomous communities are finalized and of benefits for unemployment, family, survivors, social exclusion and housing. In a comparison with neighbouring countries a important distance can be observed as regards developments in the work markets, while the position is more discrete in the area o social market.

Social Cohesion, Labour Market, Social Market, Crisis, Unemployment, Temporary Jobs, Old Age, Sickness, Family, Survivors, Social Exclusion, Housing

de Frutos, T. , Martínez, J. and Civera, N. (2015) Labour Market Flexibility Relations and Social Cohesion in Spain 1980-2009. Sociology Mind, 5, 10-22. doi: 10.4236/sm.2015.51002.