Europe Reforms Labour Markets : : – Leaders‘ Perspectives – / / Aart De Geus, Christiane Weidenfeld, Eric Thode.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Geus, Aart De,; Thode, Eric,; Weidenfeld, Christiane,
• TeilnehmendeR: Martin, John.
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (X, 388 p.)

Focusing on the perspectives of policy-makers, the book's purpose is to closely examine the factors that make for successful/unsuccessful labor market related policy reforms. The aim is to reveal the political aspects, namely the chances, challenges and impediments to designing labor market ref...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Foreword
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• 1. Aim of this book: providing success factors for labour market, benefit and pension reforms
• 2. A brief recap of welfare state history
• 3. Worlds of welfare capitalism: a framework for assessing the need for reforms and their successful implementation
• 4. The LISC approach: legitimacy, implementation, stakeholders and communication
• 5. Structure of the book
• Chapter 2. Interviews with 12 heads of government
• 1. Austria
• 2. Denmark
• 3. Estonia
• 4. France
• 5. Germany
• 6. Greece
• 7. Italy
• 8. The Netherlands
• 9. Poland
• 10. Slovakia
• 11. Spain
• 12. United Kingdom
• Chapter 3. Conclusion
• 1. Legitimacy through domestic climate, external pressures and sound evidence
• 2. Factors for successful implementation
• 3. Consultation and compensation – important issues in stakeholder management
• 4. Crucial communication in various arenas
• Chapter 4. Epilogue – Learn from the past to be prepared for the future
• 1. New challenges prompting the next wave of reforms
• 2. Crucial areas for future reform
• 3. Resulting challenges along the process dimension
• Bibliography
• Index