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List of figures List of tables Foreword List of abbreviations Chapter 1. What is it all about? 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Historical trajectories 1.3. What is social and labour market policy? 1.4. Overview of the book 1.5. Some delimitations 1.6. Summing up References Chapter 2. Elements of social policy 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Central fields in social policy 2.3. Basic concepts 2.4. Core actors in social policy 2.5. Summing-up References Chapter 3. Aims of social policy 3.1. Introduction 3.2. What are well-being and welfare? 3.3. Old and new social risks 3.4. Instruments and well-being 3.5. Poverty and inequality 3.6. Is it the same in all welfare states? 3.7. Summing-up References Chapter 4. Crisis and new ways in welfare states 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Why crisis? 4.3. Legitimacy of social policy 4.4. Abilities to finance welfare 4.5. How to choose the best pathway – evidence in social policy 4.6. Summing-up References Chapter 5. Ideas and social policy 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Why ideas matter 5.3. Keynesian, neo-liberal and social investment 5.4. The influence of regionalisation and globalisation 5.5. Summing-up References Chapter 6. Labour market policy 6.1. Introduction 6.2. What is a labour market and employment/unemployment? 6.3. Fourth industrial revolution 6.4. Central concepts to understand the development 6.5. Flexicurity – as buzzword 6.6. The impact of free movement of workers and migration 6.7. Summing-up References Chapter 7. Active labour market policy 7.1. Introduction 7.2. What is active labour market policy? 7.3. Different aims of active labour market policy 7.4. What does and does not work in active labour market policy? 7.5. Summing-up – the way forward for labour market policy References Chapter 8. The future 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Why is social and labour market policy important? 8.3. Future challenges for social and labour market policy 8.4. Possible changes 8.5. Summing-up References Index