Today many Western welfare states are under reform. An important part of these reforms is the introduction of forms of privatization. In many countries this has led to the increased use of contracts as a governance tool for the delivery of employment reintegration services. In this paper we...

Over the last decade many of the Western welfare states have found themselves under pressure to reform due to both exogenous factors, such as globalisation and the aging of society, and endogenous factors, such as a shift in focus from welfare to workfare. An important aspect of these reforms...

Over the last decade, many of the Western welfare states have found themselves under pressure to reform due to both exogenous factors, such as globalization and the ageing of society, and endogenous factors, such as a shift in focus from welfare to workfare. An important aspect of these reforms...

Over the last decade, many of the Western welfare states have found themselves under pressure to reform due to both exogenous factors, such as globalization and the ageing of society, and endogenous factors, such as a shift in focus from welfare to workfare. An important aspect of these reforms...

The welfare state is undergoing profound changes. In most Western countries private elements are introduced in formerly public welfare systems. These processes of privatisation mark the transformation from the conventional welfare state, in which the government fulfils the role of a public...

Today many welfare states have undergone a transformation, and the focus of their efforts has shifted towards activating and enabling, where the promotion of labor participation is the principal aim. One of the components of the welfare state that has been subjected to a shift in governance is...

Since the foundation of the Dutch welfare state in the nineteenth century, the distinction between government and market has been object of discussion. In the first welfare arrangements, the role of the government was subsidiary to that of private initiatives. The churches looked after the poor...