ACTIVE SOCIAL POLICIES IN THE EU Inclusion through participation? Edited by Rik van Berkel and Iver Hornemann Møller ACTIVE SOCIAL POLICIES IN THE EU Inclusion through participation? Edited by Rik van Berkel and Iver Hornemann Møller First published in Great Britain in September 2002 by The Policy Press 34 Tyndall’s Park Road Bristol BS8 1PY UK Tel +44 (0)117 954 6800 Fax +44 (0)117 973 7308 e-mail
[email protected] www.policypress.org.uk © The Policy Press 2002 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978 186134 280 5 Rik van Berkel is Researcher and Lecturer in Labour and Welfare State Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, Iver Hornemann Møller is Professor in Comparative Welfare Research, Centre for Social Integration and Differentiation, Denmark. Cover design by Qube Design Associates, Bristol. The right of Rik van Berkel and Iver Hornemann Møller to be identified as editors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. All rights reserved: no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of The Policy Press. The statements and opinions contained within this publication are solely those of the editors and contributors and not of The University of Bristol or The Policy Press. The University of Bristol and The Policy Press disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any material published in this publication. The Policy Press works to counter discrimination on grounds of gender, race, disability, age and sexuality. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Bell & Bain Ltd, Glasgow. Contents List of figures and tables iv Acknowledgements v No