Lavoro sociale tra Social Investment e New Public Management. Il caso degli Operatori del Mercato del Lavoro in Veneto

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ID21545175
AuthorsMaurizio Busacca (0000-0001-6774-1098), Barbara Da Roit (0000-0002-1156-2549)
Year2021
Issue159
Pages197-216
Publication date2021-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociologia del Lavoro (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0392-5048 • E-ISSN: 1972-554X
PublisherFranco Angeli (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3280/sl2021-159010
OpenAlexW3161946492
LanguageIT
Citations received1
References cited31

Active Labour Market policies are a pillar of the Social Investment (SI) strategy. The article aims at analysing the transformations of social work following the introduc- tion of PALs in a context where ideas, organization and practices inspired by New Public Management (NPM) – quasi-markets, planning and performance measure- ment – influence users’ activation, capacitation and empowerment. The analysis of the Labour Market Service Workers’ experience in the Veneto region suggests that the SI strategy adapted itself and reinforces NPM efficiency-driven ideas. The SI NPM perspectives therefore converge into a trust in the market as a regulation mech- anism and contribute to the precariousness and pressure in terms of values, time, money and professional development

Art · Humanities · Political science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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