"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...

Ausgangspunkt der umfassenden arbeitsmarkt- und sozialpolitischen Reformen - der sogenannten Hartz-Reformen (2003-2005) - in Deutschland waren institutionelle Veränderungen der Governance der Arbeitsverwaltung. Insbesondere mit den Hartz-IV-Reformen von 2005 wurde das status- und...

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...