The world of work has changed considerably across advanced economies, leading to mass unemployment and increasing flexibilization of employment, requiring multiple welfare state interventions. There has been a paradigm change from more passive to more active labour market policies. This chapter looks at the changes from a societal and social policy perspective. It focuses on changing work-societies, welfare state policies to combat unemployment, and activation of labour market policies, mapping trends across OECD countries since the 1970s. The chapter discusses key concepts and dominant approaches, provides a historical overview on social policy responses, and discusses the rise of mass unemployment and the paradigm shift in labour market policy. It reviews unemployment benefit reforms and labour market policies in the last two decades, before concluding with a discussion of dualization, flexibilization, and deregulation trends.
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Show ItemsFront Matter
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Show ItemsPart II: SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL DIVISIONS
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Show ItemsPart III: WELFARE SYSTEMS
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Part IV: CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL POLICIES
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Show ItemsPart V: INSTITUTIONS AND WELFARE DELIVERY
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Show ItemsPart VI: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES
