Essays about: "ALMP"

Found 3 essays containing the word ALMP.

  1. 1. ALMPs in the North

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav André; [2023]
    Keywords : Unemployment; ALMP; Econometrics; Nordic countries; Labour market; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The subject of this paper is to determine the importance of different Active labour market policies (ALMP) on the unemployment rate in the Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland between the years 2000 and 2020. The ALMPs examined are Public employment services (PES) and administration, Training, Employment incentives, Integration of the disabled, Direct job creation and Start-up incentives. READ MORE

  3. 2. Beyond the turning point of activation : Describing the characteristics and changes of Active Labour Market Policy in Sweden between 1991-2017.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sam Assadi; [2018]
    Keywords : The Activation Turn; ALMP; describing characteristics and change; legitimation; institutional legitimacy; comparison; content analysis; state documents; coding scheme; resilience and stability.;

    Abstract : This paper tries to contribute to the collective knowledge on Bonoli’s (2010) concept “The Activation Turn “, both as a phenomenon and a turning point for ALMP in Sweden. It is argued that the Activation Turn has been legitimized in four phases in Sweden (Identification, First organisation, Second organisation and Stabilisation phase, between years of 1991-2017). READ MORE

  4. 3. Class Struggle or Capitalist interests? : The Driving Forces of Active Labor Market Policy and the Expansion of the Welfare State

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Måns Hellström; [2016]
    Keywords : political science; political economy; welfare state; active labor market policy; power resource theory; varieties of capitalism; regression analysis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine the causes of welfare state expansion, specifically the causes of welfare state expenditure of active labor market policy (ALMP). ALMP aims at reducing unemployment and increasing participation in the labor market. READ MORE