New governance and the case of activation policies: Comparing experiences in Denmark and the Netherlands

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 445-463

  Lindsay, Colin ^a   McQuaid, Ronald W ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

De monopolization; Denmark; Employability; Public employment service; The Netherlands; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; MONOPOLY; STAKEHOLDER; UNEMPLOYMENT;

BENELUX; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350072933     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2009.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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