The policy discourse termed flexicurity is on its way of becoming a concept. Yet, this political process bears the risk … of departing from the very idea of flexicurity. This paper argues that this could be prevented if flexicurity were guided … by a clear conception of human well-being. The paper suggests complementing flexicurity by the capabilityapproach. Random …

The paper provides a theoretical rationale for flexicurity policies, which consist of low employment protection …, generous unemployment insurance and active labor market programmes. It analyzes in which conditions flexicurity can be optimal … flexicurity is optimal, and where it is not optimal. …

This paper considers the role of flexicurity when jobs must be reallocated from a declining, traditional sector to a … the tax schedule with three pillars of ‘flexicurity’. The optimal policy includes (i) a progressive wage tax schedule; (ii …