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Activation or workfare? : governance and the neo-liberal convergence /

This text shows that reforms in Europe and the US in the early 2000's, reflect a strengthening of the role of the Market in the governance of activation, and an individualization of service delivery. More recent events point, however, to a shift of focus towards cuts in benefits and services.

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Corporate Author: University of Maryland, College Park. Center for International Policy Exchanges (associated with work.)
Other Authors: Lødemel, Ivar (Editor), Moreira, Amilcar (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Series:International policy exchange series.
Subjects:
Welfare state > European Union countries.
Welfare state > United States.
Neoliberalism > European Union countries.
Neoliberalism > United States.
European Union countries > Social policy.
United States > Social policy.
European Economic Community countries > Social policy.
État providence > Pays de l'Union européenne.
État providence > États-Unis.
Néo-libéralisme > Pays de l'Union européenne.
Néo-libéralisme > États-Unis.
Pays de l'Union européenne > Politique sociale.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
Neoliberalism
Social policy
Welfare state
European Union countries
United States
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Call Number: HN373.5 .A28 2014
 
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