The Provision of Income Protection and Activation Services for the Unemployed in 'Active' Welfare States. An International Comparison
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| ID | 2115151 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Rik Van Berkel (0000-0003-4866-2778, Utrecht University, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2010 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 17-34 |
| Data de publicação | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Editora | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279409990389 |
| OpenAlex | W2119220852 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 72 |
| Referências citadas | 24 |
This article discusses reforms of the design of the organisational arena for policy implementation and service provision in European welfare states, focusing on the policy areas of income protection and activation. First, it discusses and compares recent reform programmes in four countries: the UK, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. The comparison shows that these reforms share some common characteristics: the establishment of one-stop agencies, decentralisation, the introduction of quasi-markets for the provision of activation services, a reduction of the role and influence of social partners and the use of new public management instruments in managing public agencies. Secondly, the article argues that these reforms are not merely reflecting new ways of thinking about organising the public sector and providing public services, but should also be interpreted as responses to policy administration and implementation problems arising in the process of making welfare states more activating
Business · Decentralization · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public sector · Public service · Social policy · Social Welfare · Welfare · Welfare reform · Welfare state · Employment and Welfare Studies · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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The many rationales for welfare-to-work regimes
Information provision by non‐government actors in the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme
Co-Production and Co-Creation
An initial evaluation of the effectiveness of Intreo activation reforms
Nordic paths from welfare to workfare
Flexicurity in crisis
Vocational training, employability and the post-2008 jobs crisis
Farewell to flexicurity? Austerity and labour policies in the European Union
The Governance of Active Welfare States
Steering with Sticks, Rowing for Rewards
Conceptualising the active welfare subject
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| Citações por ano | 4,5 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 66 |