Die Arbeit versucht einen Beitrag zur Erklärung der Ursachen, der Verfestigung und der wirtschaftspolitischen Bekämpfung der langandauernden Arbeitslosigkeit in Deuschland zu leisten, indem es die Wechselwirkung zwischen ökonomischer und politischer Ebene in den Vordergrund stellt, was dem...

"The neoliberal transformation of welfare state institutions has intensified social inequalities, raising questions of social justice across European varieties of capitalism. In Germany, this transformation occurred with Third Way social democracy and the consequent Hartz reforms. After ten...

"Institutional economics claims that institutions and policies rather than the size of labour force, technology or capital investment are pivotal for growth or under-development. In this regard there are two kinds of institutions: external institutions expressed in the form of laws,...