Are institutional rigidities at the root of European unemployment?

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Employment in Netherlands expanded more than in the US while the Dutch unemployment rate fell sharply in the 1990's. Reference is made to the US institutions and facts in order to illustrate the magnitude of the Dutch-German differences, as the US has become the benchmark case for European policy proposals.

United States, Government expenditures, Netherlands, Economic Programs, Administration of Economic Programs, Economic policy, Comparative analysis

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Outsourcing and the provision of welfare-related services to unemployed youth in New Zealand

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An interview data is drawn to explore the impact of 'outsourcing' on tutors who work with young, unemployed people, concentrating on New Zealand's welfare-to-work policy. The data also shows that outsourcing achieves control by creating uncertainty over the tutors' own employment situation.

New Zealand, Influence, Outsourcing

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The sensitivity of poverty rates to macro-level changes in the European

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The impact of tax-benefit rules of European Union member countries on poverty, income gap and unemployment is examined.

Income Distribution, Membership, European Union, Poverty, Tax benefit rule

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