Youth-oriented active labour market policies

• Verfasst von: Tosun, Jale [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Unt, Marge [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Wadensjö, Eskil [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Youth-oriented active labour market policies
• Titelzusatz: explaining policy effort in the nordic and the baltic states
• Verf.angabe: Jale Tosun, Marge Unt, Eskil Wadensjö
• Umfang: 19 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 19.07.2017
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Social policy and administration
• Jahr Quelle: 2017
• Band/Heft Quelle: 51(2017), 4, S. 598-616
• ISSN Quelle: 1467-9515
• DOI: doi:10.1111/spol.12315
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1561018171

Abstract

The starting point of this study is the seemingly striking similarity in the number of youth-oriented labour market policies adopted by the Nordic and the Baltic EU member states in 2013-14 despite markedly different welfare regimes. The similarities remain when concentrating on active labour market policies (ALMPs) and extending the observation period to 2007-15, but the application of a more refined coding scheme suggests that there are also notable cross-country differences. Estonia, Finland and Sweden are found to exhibit a relatively similar approach to youth-oriented ALMPs, while Denmark, Latvia and Lithuania are more distinct cases. The similarities in the policy effort can be explained by similar problem pressure, EU-guided policy learning and the provision of EU funding. Lastly, the policy approaches of the Nordic states indicate a path-dependency. Thus, while the youth-oriented policy effort may appear to be quite similar, important differences remain.