Active Labour Market Policies and Welfare Reform

Examining recent policy responses to social exclusion in the US, France, Denmark, the UK, and at the EU level since 1997, Daguerre argues that the development of active labour market policies is not the answer and that the reforms are indicative of a shift towards conditional welfare. The book is based on in-depth interviews with key policy makers.

Auteur
ANNE DAGUERRE is Senior Research Fellow in the School of Health and Social Sciences at Middlesex University, UK, where she is also a member of the Social Policy Research Centre.

Contenu
Introduction: An Overview of Welfare Reform in Europe and The US The Evolution of The US Workfare Model Welfare Reform in The UK: Helping or Forcing People Back into Work? Active Labour Market Policies in Denmark: Towards a Discriminatory Workfare Regime? Testing Resistance to Change: The Erratic Imposition of Workfare at The Margins of French Society Activation policies at the EU Level: The Move Towards Workfare Conclusion: The Advent of The 'Active Welfare State'