Der Beitrag wurde auf einer wissenschaftlichen Tagung anlässlich des dreißigjährigen Bestehens des Instituts für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung der Bundesanstalt für Arbeit präsentiert. Der Autor berichtet darin über dänische Erfahrungen beim Abbau der Arbeitslosigkeit. (IAB)

"In the 1980s the Netherlands found itself in a more far-reaching crisis than its European neighbours. The essential features of the policy reorientation - essentially wage restraint and reduction of working time, together with the linking of the Dutch Guilder to the D-Mark - have been retained...

"In recent years, the United Kingdom has been remarkably successful in reducing unemployment. The standardized unemployment rate fell from 10 percent in 1993 to 6 percent in 1998, and most observers agree that further reductions can be achieved in the years to come. Also with respect to...

"Denmark is one of the European countries which has been able to reduce unemployment drastically in recent years; the unemployment figure has fallen by more than 120,000 since its peak of 340,000 in 1994. This success deserves particular attention because the policy followed in Denmark differs...