Bringing the jobless into work? : experiences with activation schemes in Europe and the US / Werner Eichhorst, Otto Kaufmann, Regina Konle-Seidl, editors
Bringing the Jobless into Work? An Introduction to Activation Policies -- Activation Policies in Germany: From Status Protection to Basic Income Support -- The French Strategy against Unemployment: Innovative but Inconsistent -- The Swiss Road to Activation: Legal Aspects, Implementation and Outcomes -- Activation as a Socio-Economic and Legal Concept: Laboratorium the Netherlands -- Making All Persons Work: Modern Danish Labour Market Policies -- Activation Policies in Sweden: "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue" -- 'Employment First': Activating the British Welfare State -- Activation from Income Support in the US -- Does Activation Work? -- Activation from a Legal Point of View: Concluding Remarks
Summary
Offers an overview of activation strategies in unemployment benefit systems and social assistance in selected European countries and the US. This work focuses on the development of activation schemes, governance and implementation as well as on the outcomes of activation in terms of labor market and social integration
