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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454171203321

Autore

Moreira Amilcar

Titolo

The activation dilemma : Reconciling the fairness and effectiveness of minimum income schemes in Europe / / Moreira, Amilcar (authors)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, : Policy Press, c2008

ISBN

1-4473-0369-5

1-281-97541-9

9786611975418

1-84742-354-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

362.582

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-148) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The activation dilemma; Contents; List of tables and figures; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The right to a minimum income: between Mead and Van Parijs; 3. Justifying a minimum income guarantee: the right to personal development; 4. The activation dilemma: a comparative study; 5. Measuring respect for the right to personal development; 6. The employment effectiveness of minimum income schemes; 7. The employment effectiveness of minimum income schemes and their respect for the right to personal development; 8. Conclusion

Appendix A: Methodology for benefit comparisonAppendix B: Unemployment reintegration capacity (URC): sensitivity analysis; Appendix C: Qualitative comparative analysis: laws of Boolean algebra; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This ambitious book explores the employment effectiveness of minimum income schemes, and provides the first comprehensive examination of its dependency on how the rights and obligations of the recipients are defined.