Bringing the Jobless into Work? Experiences with Activation Schemes in Europe and the US /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Eichhorst, Werner (Editor), Kaufmann, Otto (Editor), Konle-Seidl, Regina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Labor economics.; Social work.; Economics.; Labor Economics.; Social Work.

Over the last decade, many industrialized countries shifted from passive unemployment and welfare benefit regimes and traditional active labor market and social policies to activation strategies by making benefit receipt conditional upon accepting job offers or participation in active labor market s...