Employment revival in Europe - Labour market success in Austria, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands

Peter Auer ()
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Abstract: This innovative study reviews the remarkable economic and labour market recovery made by four small European countries: Austria, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands. It analyses their success and highlights the specific factors responsible, in particular the promotion of social dialogue and the institution of critical macroeconomic and labour market policies. While assessing the progress and examining the remaining problems in these four countries, the book compares their progress with that of other European Union countries and examines how similar policies and action could help combat unemployment and make progress towards full employment. Based on reports prepared as a follow-up to the 1995 World Summit on Social Development, the study presents a detailed comparative analysis of the four countries, giving a substantial, broad overview of the economic and labour market situation in each country. The study shows that developed Welfare States in Europe, whose institutions and social actors have previously been criticized for being “sclerotic” and not being able to deliver on jobs, have recently demonstrated a fair capacity for adjustment, resulting in labour market success. However, it is not deregulation which has caused the turnaround, but new efforts by social partners and governments to jointly arrive at new regulations, policies and institutions, and efficient combinations of these. The study makes relevant policy recommendations for promoting further growth and social progress in these countries, as well as in others across Europe.

Date: 2000 Written 2000
Edition: 2000
ISBN: 92-2-110841-4

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