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The Governance of Active Welfare States in Europe /

During the last decade, many European countries introduced extensive reforms to the way that income protection and activation programmes for the unemployed are implemented and delivered. This book analyzes and compares these reforms in nine European countries, focusing on the reforms programmes them...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Berkel, Rik van (Editor), Graaf, Willibrord de (Editor), Sirovátka, Tomáš (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Work and welfare in Europe.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Comparative Politics.
European Culture.
Labor Economics.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Public Policy.
Sociology of Work.
Comparative government.
Ethnology > Europe.
Industrial sociology.
Labor economics.
Political planning.
Social sciences.
Welfare state.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:During the last decade, many European countries introduced extensive reforms to the way that income protection and activation programmes for the unemployed are implemented and delivered. This book analyzes and compares these reforms in nine European countries, focusing on the reforms programmes themselves, as well as on their effects.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVII, 279 pages)
ISBN:9780230306714
DOI:10.1057/9780230306714