From Welfare to Work in Denmark
An Alternative to Free Market Policies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6327192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Etherington (0000-0001-6073-4362, University of Hertfordshire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 147-161 |
| Publication date | 1998-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557398782025664 |
| OpenAlex | W1989436345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
English The Labour government’s ‘Welfare to Work’ strategy has been met with criticism on two grounds; the first relates to its free market orientation which is unlikely to reduce labour market inequalities. The second is its capacity to deliver given a stringent macro monetary policy and tight public expenditure constraints which will slow down economic growth and labour demand. In contrast with the UK, Denmark implemented a major reform of its welfare and labour market system in 1994, which essentially retains major elements of the Nordic model. The purpose of this article is to assess critically the development and implementation of the Danish labour market reform programme and consider its relevance for the UK. The article argues that Denmark offers a ‘working alternative’ to free market and neo-liberal policies. As the welfare and labour market reforms are geared towards building a skill base, increasing democracy and accountability and reducing inequality, there are important lessons and guiding principles for the UK
Active labour market policies · Criticism · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Free market · Government (linguistics · Inequality · Labour economics · Market economy · Political science · Unemployment · Welfare · Welfare reform · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Beyond Contradictions of the Workfare State? Denmark, Welfare- through -Work, and the Promise of Job Rotation
The Future Regulation of Work and Welfare
Different routes, common directions? Activation policies for young people in Denmark and the UK
Coping and Mental Well-being among Unemployed Youth—A Northern European Perspective
A family‐friendly policy for Hong Kong
How Welfare States Care
The Social Construction of an Imperative
Changing scale as changing class relations
Welfare-through-work and the re-regulation of labour markets in Denmark
| Citations per year | 0.32 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2012 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |