WORK, WELFARE AND CITIZENSHIP Activation and Flexicurity Policies in the Netherlands
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Due to the flexibilisation of labour and the trend towards the 'activating welfare state' social policies show an increasing interconnection of work and welfare issues. The Netherlands are no exception. It is generally believed that the Dutch welfare state is successfully activating its unemployed labour potential (often referred to as 'the Dutch Miracle'), and that flexible and part-time work is protected by adequate 'flexicurity'. This article critically reviews Dutch activation and flexicurity policies from the perspective of their effects on citizenship and marginalisation. It is concluded that 'traditional' groups of unemployed have not profited from 'the miracle'; that part-time workers have sufficient social protection; but, that social security for flex-workers still needs major improvements, despite favourable adjustments of labour law.
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