Between innovation and ambiguity. The role of flexicurity in labour market analysis and policy making
European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety, Brussels
ETUI-REHS - Brussels
2008
19 p.
flexicurity ; labour market policy
WP
2008.04
Social policy
English
Bibliogr.
1994-4446
02.01-51029
"Over the last few years, ‘flexicurity' has become a core concept in the European labour market debate. The concept has been widely discussed as a possible new approach to improving labour market performance and combining economic and social objectives.
This working paper argues that flexicurity has indeed added a number of positive elements to this debate. It also argues that the concept of flexicurity appears ill-defined and highly ambiguous concerning its role in informing policy.
It will also be shown that in the European political arena this ill-defined concept has so far failed to a create consensus on political choices, leading to its instrumentalisation by traditional views and interests. "
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