New perspectives on labour market intervention

Purpose – To introduce the papers which make up a special issue of IJM on labour market intervention. Design/methodology/approach – Briefly describes each of the five papers which comprise this issue of IJM. Findings – Notes that the study contexts of the papers are New Zealand, the UK, Sweden, West Germany, and 14 member countries of the EU. Originality/value – The papers provide an international overview of contemporary, empirical findings on the effectiveness of various types of labour market intervention.