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...

This article examines the role of business in the historical development of job security regulations in Germany from their creation in the inter-war period to the dawn of the crisis of the 'German Model' in the 1980s. It contrasts the varieties of capitalism approach, which sees business as...

Sozialpolitische Maßnahmen dämpfen Leistungsanreize und Wachstumsdynamik in aller Regel. Entscheidend für dauerhaften und breitgestreuten Wohlstand ist dagegen eine Wirtschaftspolitik, welche die Leistungs- und Investitionsbereitschaft möglichst wenig beeinträchtigt. Sie verringert die Zahl...