An Offer You Can't Refuse: Workfare in International Perspective - Couverture souple

 
9781861341952: An Offer You Can't Refuse: Workfare in International Perspective
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ISBN 10 : 1861341954 ISBN 13 : 9781861341952
Editeur : Policy Press, 2001

Synopsis

In the last decade, developed welfare states have witnessed a pendulum swing away from unconditional entitlement to social assistance, towards greater emphasis on obligations and conditions tied to the receipt of financial aid. Through administrative reforms, conditions of entitlement have been narrowed. With the introduction of compulsory work for recipients the contract between the state and uninsured unemployed people is changing. The product of research funded by the European Union, this book compares 'work-for-welfare' - or workfare - programmes objectively for the first time. It considers well publicised schemes from the United States alongside more overlooked examples of workfare programmes from six European countries: France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark and Britain. It is the first time that details of workfare programmes have been collated in such an easily accessible format. 'An offer you can't refuse' provides an analysis of the ideological debates that surround compulsory work programmes and gives a detailed overview of the programmes implemented in each country, including their political and policy contexts and the forces that have combined to facilitate their implementation. Similarities and differences between programmes are explored. Explanations for differences and lessons for policy makers are discussed.

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À propos de l'auteur

Professor Ivar Lodemel is a Professor/Research Director at Oslo University College, Norway.

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Éditeur
Policy Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1861341954
ISBN 13 
9781861341952
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
384
Éditeur
Lødemel Ivar, Trickey Heather
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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ISBN 10 :  1861341962 ISBN 13 :  9781861341969
Editeur : Policy Press, 2001
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