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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143538603321

Autore

Hgelund Jan

Titolo

In search of effective disability policy : comparing the developments and outcomes of Dutch and Danish disability policies / / Jan Hogelund

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2003

ISBN

1-280-95898-7

9786610958986

90-485-0527-5

0-585-49819-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Changing welfare states

Disciplina

362.4099492

Soggetti

People with disabilities - Government policy - Netherlands

People with disabilities - Government policy - Denmark

Disability insurance - Netherlands

Disability insurance - Denmark

Disability retirement - Netherlands

Disability retirement - Denmark

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Disability Policies Under Pressure -- 2. The Integration of Disabled People: What Do We Know? -- 3. Bringing the Pieces Together: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Work Disability -- 4. Economic Miracles Bypassing Disabled People -- 5. Dutch Disability Reforms: Redefining Responsibilities -- 6. Danish Disability Policy: Small Steps, Big Change? -- 7. Different Routes to Integration -- 8. Different Policies - Different Outcomes -- 9. Too Much and Too Little - Employers' Responsibility in Denmark and the Netherlands -- Tables and Figures -- Notes -- References -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names

Sommario/riassunto

In the Netherlands, employers are responsible for integrating disabled people into the workforce. Employers in Denmark, however, can dismiss workers with health problems, leaving the public authorities to bear the responsibility of ensuring disabled people's participation in the workforce. <i>In Search of Effective Disability Policy</i> combines



micro-level empirical analysis with a macro-level approach to examine the potentials of these two contrasting policies. Høgelund presents a thorough and detailed investigation into how to develop an effective disability policy, and his conclusion productively compares the virtues and drawbacks of each national policy.