Beyond activation reforming European unemployment protection systems in post-industrial labour markets

European Societies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 527-553

  Clasen, Jochen ^a   Clegg, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activation; Comparative analysis; European social policy; Labour market policy; Post industrialism; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751248767     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: 14698307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616690601002582     Document Type: Article

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