Investigates the transformation of German labour market policy, showing that Germany has departed from the conservative-corporatist path of welfare, especially with the Hartz Legislation of the Red-Green government.

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Autorentext
TIMO FLECKENSTEIN Lecturer in Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. His research interests include the politics of social policy, labour market policy and family policy.

Inhalt
Introduction Institutions, Ideas and Learning The Development of German Labour Market Policy The Institutional Setting of German Labour Market Policy-Making Red-Green Labour Market Policy-Making: An Overview The First Red-Green Government and the Alliance for Jobs The Second Red-Green Government and the Hartz Commission Conclusions