The Development of Labour Market Policy in Sweden and in Germany
Competing or Convergent Models to Combat Unemployment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6258141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Johannesson, Gunther Schmid (International School of Management) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 387-406 |
| Publication date | 1980-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1980.tb00580.x |
| OpenAlex | W2157890754 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
This study consists of three parts. The first part defines the objectives of the country‐comparison Sweden‐Germany, and it describes the strategical options which are available for a selective manpower policy: demand strategy, supply strategy, mobilisation strategy and compensatory strategy. The second part deals with some policy consequences following from new international trends in employment and unemployment. Special consideration is given to the development of state regulation and of industrial relations. One finding is that Sweden's regulation of the labour market emphasizes job protection, whereas Germany stresses various compensations in case of redundancy. The third part presents detailed information on the development of selective labour market policy in both countries during the last fifteen years. The core of this part, however, consists of a synopsis of the Swedish and German labour market policy. “The Swedish model” is mainly characterised by strategies influencing demand and mobilisation of labour, whereas “the German model” relies relatively more on supply management and compensatory strategies. Sweden spends five times more on selective measures than Germany relative to the Gross National Product. The net effect on unemployment decreases in Sweden, whereas the application of this efficiency criterion for Germany still hints at an optional range for introducing more selective measures. One consequence of this result is that labour market policy should emphasize problems of policy implementation and concentrate on influencing processes in the labour market. The convergent trend of the “Swedish model” and the “German model” lies in the increasing application of selective employment subsidies designed to maintain workplaces or to create new jobs
Economics · German · Labour economics · Labour supply · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Subsidy · Supply and demand · Unemployment · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2015 (36) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |