In 2020, the extensive consequences of the COVID-19 crisis placed social protection even more squarely at the centre of attention. As the health, economic and social impacts of COVID-19 echoed all over the world, social protection programmes were urgently developed, adapted, or extended to...

The COVID-19 crisis has had a huge impact on the world of social protection. The pandemic has alerted national governments and the international community to the urgency of accelerating progress in building and expanding social protection systems and programmes to leave no one behind. From 5 to...

In the context of Turkey's accession to the EU, the issue of potential migration from Turkey and its impact upon European labor markets became one of the concerns of the EU, considering Turkey's growing population and young labor force. In 2011, half a century after the bi-lateral agreement...

Seit die Hartz-Kommission ihren Bericht zur Lage am Arbeitsmarkt vorgelegt und Empfehlungen für eine grundlegende Umsteuerung in der Arbeitsmarktpolitik gegeben hat sind sechs Jahre vergangen. Die vier Gesetze zu den "neuen Dienstleistungen am Arbeitsmarkt" beinhalteten ein umfangreiches Paket...

Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance produces an in-depth analysis of the functioning of various labor market institutions in both the USA and Germany. Particular emphasis is given to the substantial differences between the US and Germany in the ways important areas are...