The Dutch and Danish miracles revisited: A critical discussion of activation policies in two small welfare states

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 288-304

  van Oorschot, Wim ^a   Abrahamson, Peter ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activation; Citizenship; Labour market policy; Social policy; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE PROVISION;

DENMARK; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0038648786     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9515.00339     Document Type: Article

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