Der Aufschwung beflügelt, die Rezession deprimiert. Die Wirtschaft bestimmt unser Schicksal. Für die Politik ist kein Thema wichtiger. Wirtschaft sozial gestalten und Wachstumskräfte fördern: das ist das Konzept des Sozialstaates. Aber das Klima wird rauer. Die Gewichte verschieben sich in...

Based on questionnaires conducted among PES organizations as well as Pacts and LEIs (Pacts/LEIs) in 40 cities of 12 EU member states and 2 non-EU member states - we take stock of the preconditions for conducting local labour market policies in an urban context in Europe and analyse the...

In a comparative framework, the paper uses a recently observed shift away from cash transfers and towards the provision of rehabilitation services to identify barriers to welfare policy reform. The analysis relies on the assumption that some European welfare regimes have a similar initial...

Drawing on the analysis in MS9, this paper summarises the policy relevant lessons on what drives and hinders institutional change in services for people with disabilities in EU Member States, and offers some recommendations on how such changes may be facilitated. The focus is mainly on the...