... that would not be wasted” (2019, p. 4). Many countries responded to the twin challenges of high unemployment and growing fiscal deficits by recalibrating their welfare systems around a “workfare” activation model; an approach that “diagnoses the problem as too much reliance on welfare, emphasizes individual...

...Tomas Sirovatka Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse Czech’s activation reforms enacted since 2006 which culminated in 2010-2012 as radical workfare-like reforms. It also aims to explain which factors have influenced their development. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

... the stark boundaries between private/public and coping/resistance. The use of the concepts is demonstrated through a case study analysis of the various actions of Danish social assistance recipients, who were recently affected by a harsh workfare initiative. Findings – The empirical demonstration...

...Cordula Zabel Purpose The aim of this paper is to study employment effects of workfare and training programs for lone mothers receiving means‐tested benefits in Germany. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analyses are based on a large‐scale administrative data set covering the entire...