Electronic Resource
Bingley
:
Emerald
International journal of manpower
22 (2001), S. 508-525
ISSN:
0143-7720
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Unemployment in Germany remains a major policy issue. The unemployment problem began with ratchet effects following the two crude oil-price shocks in the 1970s. In each case, a persistent increase in (long-term) unemployment became particularly noticeable, with the slow rate of job creation in the service sector being a fundamental cause. With the objective of isolating a likely successful policy prescription for Germany, this paper presents an international comparison of different approaches to reducing unemployment and increasing job creation. The author suggests "strategic employment policy" as a possible solution to overcoming the existing blockage of economically reasonable labour market reforms and develops a specific proposal to transform the existing German Alliance for Jobs as a voluntary vehicle for consensus into an incentive-generating "social pact with bite".
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005900
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