Making it personal : individualising activation services in the EU / [electronic resource]
EBSCO Publishing (Firme)
Berkel, Rik van,editor.
Valkenburg, Ben,editor.
This book addresses the development of increasingly individualised public social services in the EU. It focuses particularly on activation services that have become crucial in the 'modernisation' of welfare states, comparing their introduction in the UK, Germany, Italy, Finland and the Czech Republic.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intro -- MAKING IT PERSONAL -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction -- The individualisation of activation services in context -- Part One: Theoretical perspectives on individualised activation services -- Individualising activation services -- A capability approach to individualised and tailor-made activation -- Placing the individual 'at the forefront' -- User involvement in personal social services -- Part Two: Individualising activation services: Case studies -- Paradoxical discourse of the EU institutions -- Reforming the public sector -- Analysing activation policy in Finland -- Active policies and individualisation in the Italian context -- The individual approach in activation policy in the Czech Republic -- The 'Hartz reforms' in Germany -- Conclusion -- Individualised activation services in the EU -- Index
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This book addresses the development of increasingly individualised public social services in the EU. It focuses particularly on activation services that have become crucial in the 'modernisation' of welfare states, comparing their introduction in the UK, Germany, Italy, Finland and the Czech Republic.
Social service