Globalization is widely believed to have restricted the freedom of policy makers ? many fear that the forces of a global economy prevent different political parties from making substantially distinctive policy choices. In Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market Policy, Rodney...

This report examines why some policy reforms get implemented and others languish by examining 20 structural reform efforts in 10 OECD countries over the past two decades. The case studies cover a wide variety of reform attempts in three key areas: pensions, labour- and product-market regulation....

Romania, one of the poorest nations in Europe, faces critical challenges in its efforts to implement labour market and social programmes similar to those found in more developed countries. Poverty is widespread and the economy requires major restructuring while a substantial number of households...

In den Jahren 2000 bis 2008 wurde die gesetzliche Arbeitsmarktpolitik des Bundes (SGB III) aus Mitteln des Europäischen Sozialfonds ergänzt (ESF-BA-Programm). Mit diesem Bericht informiert die Begleitforschung des IAB abschließend über ihre Ergebnisse. Vorgestellt werden die Befunde der...