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"Employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits and active labor market policy are Janus-faced institutions. On the one hand they are devices of insurance against labor market risk that provide income and employment security. On the other hand they influence the capacities of labor...
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"Institutional changes in the governance of employment services were the starting point of comprehensive labour market and social policy reforms - the so-called Hartz-reforms (2003-2005) - in Germany. Particularly with the Hartz IV reform in 2005 Germany's status- and occupation-oriented social...
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"In Deutschland wird jährlich rund ein Prozent der volkswirtschaftlichen Wertschöpfung (BIP) für aktive Arbeitsmarktpolitik (AAMP) ausgegeben, die im ursprünglichen Sinn eigentlich Investitionen darstellen sollten. Aus Ländern mit ähnlich hohen Ausgaben für aktive Arbeitsmarktpolitik -...
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In den "beschäftigungspolitisch erfolgreichen" Ländern Dänemark, Niederlande, Großbritannien und Schweden sind nicht nur die Arbeitslosenquoten gering und die Beschäftigungsquoten hoch, sondern auch die Inaktivitätsquoten von Sozialleistungsempfängern liegen erheblich über dem deutschen...
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Ein Blick über die Grenzen auf die "beschäftigungspolitisch erfolgreichen" Länder Dänemark, Niederlande, Großbritannien und Schweden zeigt, dass dort nicht nur die Arbeitslosenquoten gering und die Beschäftigungsquoten hoch sind, sondern auch die Inaktivitätsquoten von...
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This paper provides an overview of the sequential shift towards activating labour market and social policy in Germany. It not only shows the changes in the instruments of active and passives labour market policies but also analyzes the implications of this change for the political economy, the...
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Employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits and active labor market policy are Janus-faced institutions. On the one hand they are devices of insurance against labor market risk that provide income and employment security. On the other hand they influence the capacities of labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266784
The trend towards activation has been one of the major issues in recent welfare and labour market reforms in Europe and the US. Despite considerable initial variation across national models with respect to the scope and intensity of activation, redefining the link between social protection and...
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This paper provides an overview of the sequential shift towards activating labor market and social policy in Germany. It not only shows the changes in the instruments of active and passives labor market policies but also analyzes the implications of this change for the political economy, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269278