A double farewell to a former model? Danish unions and activation policy

Developments starting with activation reforms in the 1990s and speeded up during the last 10 years form part of a double farewell to the Danish welfare model. The benefits system has been reformed with the introduction of stricter eligibility criteria, sanctions, shorter benefit periods, and strong...

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Published inLocal economy Vol. 27; no. 5-6; pp. 637 - 644
Main Authors Jørgensen, Henning, Schulze, Michaela
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.08.2012
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Alliances
Benefits
Corporatism
Denmark
Economic history
Economic models
Economic reform
Employment policy
Labor unions
Lobbying
Lobbyists
Studies
Trade union influences
Trade unions
Welfare economics
Welfare reform
Welfare state
Denmark
welfare state
unions
Denmark
labour market policy
Nordic model
activation
corporatism
social partners
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Summary:Developments starting with activation reforms in the 1990s and speeded up during the last 10 years form part of a double farewell to the Danish welfare model. The benefits system has been reformed with the introduction of stricter eligibility criteria, sanctions, shorter benefit periods, and strong work-first elements. The second part of the double farewell is present in recent changes in Danish corporatism. Traditionally, the inclusion of unions in the political process was a key element of the Danish model, but union influence has declined, to the extent that unions are currently better defined as lobbyists rather than as part of a corporatist system. This article outlines recent changes in the Danish model and concludes with a brief prognosis for its future.
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ISSN:0269-0942
1470-9325
DOI:10.1177/0269094212451552