When a solution becomes the problem: The causes of policy reversal on early exit from the labour force

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 366-379

  Hartlapp, Miriam ^a,b   Kemmerling, Achim ^b  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Belgium; Early retirement; Mixed methods; Netherlands; Welfare state reform

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; OECD; POLICY REFORM; RETIREMENT; STATE ROLE; TRADE UNION; WELFARE REFORM;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 53549110215     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928708094894     Document Type: Article

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