Leaving the Nordic Path? The Changing Role of Danish Trade Unions in the Welfare Reform Process

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-219

  Jørgensen, Henning ^a   Schulze, Michaela ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activation; Denmark; Labour market policy; Nordic model; Social partners; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LABOR MARKET; MODELING; PLANNING THEORY; POLICY MAKING; REFORM PROCESS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE UNION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

DENMARK;

EID: 79952604554     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2010.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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