Publication: Public Employment Services, and Activation Policies
Date
2012-05
ISSN
Published
2012-05
Author(s)
Kuddo, Arvo
Abstract
One of the responses to new challenges
in the labor market has been the development and expansion
of employment services and active labor market policies
based on activation principles. The objective of this study
is to document and review international experiences,
predominantly from selected emerging market economies and
developing countries, with the design and implementation of
activation programs, provided by Public Employment Services,
through the prism of incentives and sanctions. Employment
promotion legislation from the reviewed countries is a major
source of information. Participation of beneficiaries in
relevant services and programs is also analyzed. The study
finds that the countries use a variety of instruments, be it
specific employment services, active labor market programs,
or benefit and other sanctions, to 'activate'
jobseekers with an aim to encourage them to become more
active in their efforts to find work and/or improve their
employability. In practice, the activation policies vary
considerably across countries.
Citation
“Kuddo, Arvo. 2012. Public Employment Services, and Activation Policies. Social Protection and Labor Discussion Paper;No. 1215. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/84140d4c-07bb-5a71-bf23-db25dd7d0981 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”