In matters of "activation of social protection" as in other policy areas, one would expect that three types of welfare regimes would be identifiable. However, with the hindsight of 20 years of the deployment of "activation strategies", it is still impossible to draw the stylized characters of a...

In matters of "activation of social protection" as in other policy areas, one would expect that three types of welfare regimes would be identifiable. However, with the hindsight of 20 years of the deployment of "activation strategies", it is still impossible to draw the stylized characters of a...

This detailed, comprehensive study on downsizing in Europe is underpinned by cross-national, interdisciplinary empirical research on restructuring management in five European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It contains systematic national comparative...

This detailed, comprehensive study on downsizing in Europe is underpinned by cross-national, interdisciplinary empirical research on restructuring management in five European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. It contains systematic national comparative...

After currency union with West Germany, industrial production in East Germany fell by approximately one third, resulting in job losses of more than 40 percent. The article investigates the fate of workers made redundant, a large proportion of whom have been assimilated into various labor market...

Beim Übergang von der Industrie- zur Dienstleistungsgesellschaft ist mit Veränderungen auch auf dem Arbeitsmarkt zu rechnen. Eine Reihe von Autoren geht davon aus, dass diese Veränderungen zusammen mit Globalisierung, verschärfter Konkurrenz und kürzeren Innovationszyklen die Betriebe zu...

In den letzten 25 Jahren hat in Westdeutschland die Arbeitslosigkeit kontinuierlich zugenommen. In der vorliegenden Studie wird eine Ursache des Anstiegs von Arbeitslosigkeit untersucht: Die Arbeitslosigkeit Älterer beim Übergang vom Erwerbsleben in den Ruhestand. Zunächst werden anhand...