This volume provides an up-to-date overview of activation strategies in unemployment benefit systems and social assistance in selected European countries and the United States. A particular focus lies on the development of activation schemes, governance and implementation as well as on the...

Nach einem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts im Dezember 2007 steht bis spätestens Ende 2010 eine Neuregelung der Jobcenter für Hartz-IV-Empfänger an. Damit sich die Betreuung der rund 6,5 Mio. Hilfebedürftigen nicht verschlechtert, besteht dringender Handlungsbedarf. Seit nunmehr zwei...

Examining the occupational variation within non-standard employment, this book combines case studies and comparative writing to illustrate how and why alternative occupational employment patterns are formed. Through expert contributions, a framework is developed integrating explanations based on...

Examining the occupational variation within non-standard employment, this book combines case studies and comparative writing to illustrate how and why alternative occupational employment patterns are formed. Through expert contributions, a framework is developed integrating explanations based on...

Examining the occupational variation within non-standard employment, this book combines case studies and comparative writing to illustrate how and why alternative occupational employment patterns are formed. Through expert contributions, a framework is developed integrating explanations based on...