The marketization of activation services: A modern panacea? Some lessons from the Dutch experience

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-343

  Van Berkel, Rik ^a   Van der Aa, Paul ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SWA (Centre for Social Policy Studies)   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activation; Marketization; New public management; Social policy; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; WELFARE PROVISION;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 27644515647     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928705057264     Document Type: Article

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