Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a state-of-the-art review of research on
consumers experiencing vulnerability to describe the current situation of the consumers …

A defining feature of UK welfare reform since 2010 has been the concerted move towards
greater compulsion and sanctioning, which has been interpreted by some social policy …

British policy-makers have increasingly sought to intensify and extend welfare conditionality.
A distinctly more punitive turn was taken in 2012 to re-orientate the whole social security and …

Employer reluctance to hire disabled people narrows the economic and vocational
opportunities of disabled people. This study investigates employer hiring decisions to …

'Activation workers' have come to play a central role in the reform of contemporary OECD
welfare systems (van Berkel and van der Aa, 2012). Understanding their beliefs about the …

In a long monograph, at least the preface should be parsimonious–hence a few remarks
must suffice to illuminate the background of this book. The latter combines themes that the …

This thesis investigates accounting practices and processes, which strive to account for
vulnerability, across three substantive papers, supplemented by an introductory synopsis …

This thesis presents the results of a qualitative investigation of Unemployment Benefit II
(UBII) recipients' experiences of skill training and job placement services under Germany's …

The primary goal of the ILO is to contribute, with member States, to achieve full and
productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people, a goal …