Between innovation and ambiguity. The role of flexicurity in labour market analysis and policy making
"Over the last few years, ‘flexicurity’ has become a core concept in the European labour market debate. The concept has been widely discussed as a possible new approach to improving labour market performance and combining economic and social objectives. This working paper argues that flexicurit...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Brussels
2008
ETUI-REHS |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19291511124910197939-Between-innovation-and-ambigui.htm |
| Summary: | "Over the last few years, ‘flexicurity’ has become a core concept in the European labour market debate. The concept has been widely discussed as a possible new approach to improving labour market performance and combining economic and social objectives.
This working paper argues that flexicurity has indeed added a number of positive elements to this debate. It also argues that the concept of flexicurity appears ill-defined and highly ambiguous concerning its role in informing policy.
It will also be shown that in the European political arena this ill-defined concept has so far failed to a create consensus on political choices, leading to its instrumentalisation by traditional views and interests. " |
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| Physical Description: | 19 p. Paper Digital |