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

Henning Jørgensen and Michaela Schulze

Local Economy, 2012, vol. 27, issue 5-6, 637-644

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: activation; corporatism; Denmark; labour market policy; Nordic model; social partners; unions; welfare state (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1177/0269094212451552

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