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Pitfalls and Dilemmas in Labour Market Policies for Disadvantaged Groups - and How To Avoid Them

HIVA, University of Louvam, Belgium

Joost Bollens

HIVA, University of Louvam, Belgium

Len Dawes

CLMS University of Leicester, UK

Shahm Laghaei

Copenhagen, Denmark

Ivan Thaulow

SFI, Copenhagen, Denmark

Mmelle Verdié

TEN, Paris, France

Alain Wagner

CEPS, Luxembourg

This article summarizes the findings of an explorative research project commissioned by the European Commission's Third Poverty Programme, on inefficiencies and undesired side-effects of targeted labour market policies. These 'pitfalls and dilemmas' are discussed in relation to three types of socioeconomic effects that are expected from these polices:

Journal of European Social Policy, Vol. 5, No. 3, 199-217 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/095892879500500302


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