Jon Eivind Kolberg's Books

An investigation which assesses how social policy affects human behaviour in the areas of temporary absence from paid work, early retirement and unemployment.

Examines the interaction between labour markets and the welfare state at the institutional level. Topics discussed include the legislative structuring of programmes, how the characteristics of programmes have changed over time, and the private and public mix of programmes.

An analysis of the Scandinavian model of the welfare state, based on a research program initiated by the Nordic Council in 1985. From an examination of the specific configurations of labor markets and welfare in Scandinavia, it concludes that the welfare state has become the main vehicle of industri

The authors of this book have developed a new and stimulating approach to the analysis of the transitions of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia to democracy and a market economy. They integrate interdisciplinary theoretical work with elaborate empirical data on some of the most challenging events of the twentieth century. Three groups of phenomena and their causal interconnection are explored: the material legacies, constraints, habits and cognitive frameworks inherited from the past; the erratic configuration of new actors, and new spaces for action; and a new institutional order under which agency is institutionalized and the sustainability of institutions is achieved. The book studies the interrelations of national identities, economic interests, and political institutions with the transformation process, concentrating on issues of constitution making, democratic infrastructure, the market economy, and social policy.

An investigation which assesses how social policy affects human behaviour in the areas of temporary absence from paid work, early retirement and unemployment.

Book's by Jon Eivind Kolberg

Between Work and Social Citizenship

Between Work and Social Citizenship

The Study of Welfare State Regimes

The Study of Welfare State Regimes

The Welfare State as Employer

The Welfare State as Employer

Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies

Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies

Between Work and Social Citizenship

Between Work and Social Citizenship

The Welfare State as Employer

The Welfare State as Employer

The Study of Welfare State Regimes

The Study of Welfare State Regimes

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