Non-employment and the welfare state: The United Kingdom and Germany compared

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-154

  Clasen, Jochen ^a   Davidson, Jacqueline ^a   Ganßmann, Heiner ^b   Mauer, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

British welfare state; German welfare state; Labour market transitions; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LABOR MARKET; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645551047     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928706062503     Document Type: Article

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