The Governance of Active Welfare States in Europe

By Rik Van Berkel

Book Overview

During the last decade, many European countries introduced extensive reforms to the way that income protection and activation programmes for the unemployed are implemented and delivered. This book analyzes and compares these reforms in nine European countries, focusing on the reforms programmes themselves, as well as on their effects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349321664
• ISBN13: 9781349321667
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"