This paper provides an overview of the sequential shift towards activating labor market and social policy in Germany. It not only shows the changes in the instruments of active and passives labor market policies but also analyzes the implications of this change for the political economy, the...

Der Beitrag bietet einen Überblick über die schrittweise Umsetzung einer aktivierenden Arbeitsmarkt- und Sozialpolitik in Deutschland. Dabei wird nicht nur auf die neuen Instrumente aktiver und passiver Arbeitsmarktpolitik eingegangen, sondern es werden auch die Auswirkungen dieses Wandels auf...

Employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, and active labor market policy are Janus-faced institutions. On the one hand they are devices of insurance against labor market risk that provide income and employment security. On the other hand they influence the capacities of labor...

Employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits and active labor market policy are Janus-faced institutions. On the one hand they are devices of insurance against labor market risk that provide income and employment security. On the other hand they influence the capacities of labor...

The trend towards activation has been one of the major issues in recent welfare and labour market reforms in Europe and the US. Despite considerable initial variation across national models with respect to the scope and intensity of activation, redefining the link between social protection and...

The trend towards activation has been one of the major issues in recent welfare and labour market reforms in Europe and the US. Despite considerable initial variation across national models with respect to the scope and intensity of activation, redefining the link between social protection and...