Exit Bismarck, Enter Dualism? Assessing Contemporary German Labour Market Policy
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| ANO | 2011 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Journal of Social Policy |
| ISSN | 0047-2794 |
| E-ISSN | 1469-7823 |
| EDITORA | Elsevier (Netherlands) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279411000237 |
| CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
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Resumo
Between 2003 and 2005, German labour market policy was subjected to the most far-reaching reform since the 1960s. Some commentators have interpreted the changes introduced as signalling a departure from the traditional 'Bismarckian' paradigm in German social policy. For others, the new legislation has contributed and consolidated an ever-more pervasive trend of dualisation within the German welfare state. In this article, we contest both interpretations. First, we demonstrate that traditional social insurance principles remain a dominant element within unemployment protection. Second, we show that German labour market policy is less rather than more segmented today than it was a decade ago.