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1 online resource (169 pages) |
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Cover; Half title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Basic Framework of the Study; 1.1 Social Policy and the Law รข#x80;#x93; Preliminary Remarks; 1.2 Purpose of the Study; 1.3 The Reshaping of the Social Welfare System; 1.3.1 Privatisation and Activation; 1.3.2 Causes of Social Policy Changes; 1.4 Legal Safeguards and Legal Security; 1.4.1 Preventive Legal Security; 1.4.2 Factors Affecting Legal Security; 1.5 Effects of Work-Oriented Social Policies on the Position of the Recipient; 1.6 Justification, Advantages and Disadvantages of Work-Oriented Social Policies |
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1.6.1 General Aspects1.6.2 Reciprocity; 1.7 General Remarks on Implementation; 1.7.1 Law and Policy in an Administrative Context; 1.7.2 The Point of View of the Individual; 2 Active Social Policy and Individual Rights in Finland; 2.1 Background; 2.1.1 Main Features of the Unemployment Benefit System and the Social Assistance Regime; 2.1.2 Evolution of the Activation of the Unemployed in Finnish Legislation; 2.2 The Rehabilitative Work Activities Act; 2.2.1 Activation Plan; 2.2.2 Rehabilitative Work Activities; 2.3 Implementation of the Rehabilitative Work Activities Act |
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2.3.1 Results of an Implementation Study2.3.2 Three Discourses Influencing Implementation; 2.4 Legal Safeguards Provided by the Activation Legislation; 2.4.1 Effectiveness; 2.4.2 Protective Elements, Penalties and the Right to Appeal; 2.5 Legal Safeguards Provided by Other Legislation; 2.5.1 Requirements for Decision-Makers; 2.5.2 Requirements for the Decision-Making Process; 2.5.3 The Implementation of Basic Rights and Social Rights as a Guarantee of Legal Security; 3 Activation Measures and Individual Rights in Sweden; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 General Remarks |
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3.1.2 Main Features of the Unemployment Insurance System and the Social Assistance System3.2 Activation Connected with Social Assistance; 3.2.1 Content of the Activation Obligations; 3.2.2 Assessment of the Activation Reform; 3.3 Conclusions; 4 Activation Measures and Individual Rights in Denmark; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 General Remarks; 4.1.2 Main Features of the Unemployment Insurance System and the Social Assistance System; 4.2 The Evolution of Activation Policies Targeting Recipients of Social Assistance; 4.2.1 The 1993 Municipal Activation Act; 4.2.2 The 1997 Active Social Policy Act |
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4.3 The Activation Legislation Now in Force4.3.1 Active Jobseeking; 4.3.2 Activation Measures; 4.3.3 Sanctions; 4.4 The Danish Activation Legislation and the Protection of Individual Rights; 4.4.1 Problematic Features of the Activation Legislation; 4.4.2 Legal Safeguards Protecting the Client; 4.4.3 Effectiveness; 4.5 Legal Security and Activation in the Three Countries; 5 The Implementation Process and Individual Rights; 5.1 Effectiveness; 5.2 Participation and Empowerment; 5.2.1 Delimitation of the Concept; 5.2.2 Participation in the Legislation of Denmark, Finland and Sweden |
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5.2.3 General Remarks on the Right to Participation and its Implementation |
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Print version record |
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Human rights-Denmark
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Human rights-Finland
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Human rights-Sweden
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Public welfare-Law and legislation-Denmark
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Public welfare-Law and legislation-Finland
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Public welfare-Law and legislation-Sweden
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317185642 |
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1317185641 |
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