Introduction: Labour market policy as a field of government action and an object of research

Daniel Clegg; Niccolo Durazzi

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Introduction: Labour market policy as a field of government action and an object of research

Daniel Clegg^*, Niccolo Durazzi

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This chapter provides an introduction to the handbook as a whole. It starts by giving a stylised overview of the development over time of labour market policy in affluent democracies, emphasising the growing complexification of state intervention in this area. On this basis it then sets out the definition of labour market policy that has informed the organisation of the handbook. Section 1.3 discusses the disciplinary orientation of the contributions, mainly grounded in comparative social policy and comparative political economy. The final section of the chapter offers explains the organisation of the volume.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Labour Market Policy in Advanced Democracies
Editors	Daniel Clegg, Niccolo Durazzi
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing
Pages	1-12
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781800880887
ISBN (Print)	9781800880870
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880887.00006
Publication status	Published - 17 Oct 2023

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Capitalism
Comparative political economy
Comparative social policy
Democracy
Labour market policies
Labour market risks

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