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Work and inclusion

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  • Ben Valkenburg

    (Lecturer in labour sciences, social science faculty, University of Utrecht.)

  • Jens Lind

    (Lektor (Senior lecturer) in industrial relations, social studies department, University of Aalborg.)

  • Rik van Berkel

    (Researcher, social science faculty, University of Utrecht.)

Abstract

In European employment and social policy the dominant perception is that a paid job equals social inclusion and unemployment means social exclusion. In accordance with this way of thinking, unemployment policy has been restructured from paying the unemployed ‘passive’ social benefits to a policy that emphasises activating the unemployed in some sort of activation scheme. Participation in such a scheme is either considered as a substitute for a ‘normal’ job, giving the activated person the same degree of social inclusion as paid employment in a ‘normal’ job, or is supposed to provide the unemployed with better opportunities for finding a ‘normal’ job. The inclusionary potential of this workfare policy is discussed in this article that draws on some of the main findings from a European project on ‘Inclusion through participation'.

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  • Ben Valkenburg & Jens Lind & Rik van Berkel, 2001. "Work and inclusion," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 7(1), pages 012-024, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:treure:v:7:y:2001:i:1:p:012-024
    DOI: 10.1177/102425890100700104
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