Work first as a European model? Evidence from Germany and the Netherlands

Policy and Politics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-89

  Bruttel, Oliver ^a   Sol, Els ^b  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^b Radboud University   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European Employment Strategy; Labour market policy; Welfare to work; Work first

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 30844457514     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557306775212142     Document Type: Article

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