Comparing Formal Unemployment Compensation Systems in 15 OECD Countries

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-66

  Ozkan, Umut Riza ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Occupational welfare regime; Redundancy pay; Unemployment assistance; Unemployment compensation; Unemployment insurance; Welfare state regime

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; INSURANCE SYSTEM; OECD; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE PROVISION;

SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84891919793     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spol.12010     Document Type: Article

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