Data di Pubblicazione:
2015
Citazione:
Challenges of the Unemployment Protection System and Active Policies in Spain / E. Del Pino, A. Gago Flores. - Madrid : Instituto Universitario de Investigación Ortega y Gasset, 2015 Feb 23. (GIGAPP ESTUDIOS)
Abstract:
The NorSpaR project aims to analyse the main public policy initiatives by which Norway and
Spain cope with the new social and economic challenges derived from the so‐called New Social
Risks (NSR). Although both countries present significant differences in their institutional
settings (such as Spanish EU membership), or its belonging to diverse welfare regimes types
(Norway is generally included in the Nordic regime, while Spain is part of the Mediterranean
one), both countries share a common interest in addressing the aforementioned challenges
while maintaining social cohesion. In the last decade, governments in both countries have tried
to respond to those challenges by reforming their labour markets, adapting their
unemployment schemes, as well as their gender, family and long‐term care policies. The
analysis covered in this project includes three areas of public policy addressing NSR. First,
dependency is one of the most daunting challenges for post‐industrial societies experiencing
population ageing and with an increasing number of frail people in need of care. This situation
is forcing governments to rethink their long‐term care policies. Second, family and gender
public programs need to respond to the growing difficulties of families in reconciling
professional and family life. Third, in the transition to a post‐industrial order, and in a context
of mass unemployment, social protection systems have a renewed prominence. Along with the
so‐called passive policies offering financial support to the unemployed, active labour market
policies are geared to put people back into work.
Tipologia IRIS:
05 - Volume
Keywords:
Welfare State; Public Sector Reform; Public Policies; Labour market; Long Term Care; Family Policies; Europe
Elenco autori:
E. Del Pino, A. Gago Flores
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