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title = "The Danish case: activation in flux and fraught with tensions",
abstract = "The Danish human capital approach to activation in the 1990s sparked international interest both among policymakers and in the academic fields. The labor market reforms successfully ended a longstanding unemployment crisis and Danish “learnfare” became a role model. However, a work-first approach to activation gained prominence after 2000, giving more priority to duties, work-oriented measures, and austerity with less use of training and skill formation. Governance reforms and decentralization followed, reinforcing work-first elements and expanding the activation regime to more target groups. Municipalities are the central agents for implementing employment policy. The trajectory of activation policy and governance reforms is highlighted regarding institutional logics, instruments, and implementation mode.",
keywords = "Activation strategies, Learn-fare, Work-first, Municipalization, Implementation, Denmark",
author = "Henning J{\o}rgensen and Klindt, {Mads Peter}",
year = "2024",
month = nov,
doi = "10.4337/9781035325610.00009",
language = "English",
isbn = "ISBN 978 1 0353 2560 3",
series = "The Future of Work and Employment",
publisher = "Edward Elgar Publishing",
pages = "76--99",
editor = "Henning J{\o}rgensen and Michaela Schulze",
booktitle = "Unemployment and Activation Policies in Europe and the US",
address = "United Kingdom",
}