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Multilevel Governance of Danish Employment Policies. Multilevel Urban Governance Gonference December 1-2 2010. Bodil Damgaard, Roskilde University, Denmark. Background of DK case. Strong social partners High union density & many employers’ organised
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Multilevel Governance of Danish Employment Policies Multilevel Urban Governance Gonference December 1-2 2010 Bodil Damgaard, Roskilde University, Denmark
Background of DK case • Strong social partners • High union density & many employers’ organised • Insignificant internal ideological divides (so far...) • Mutual recognition since 1899 • Highly regulated conflicts; few spontaneous strikes • Regulate many aspects of empl. policy themselves • eg. wages (incl. minimum wage), working hours, labour conditions • Strong tradition for corporative involvement
Key actors and councils Ministry of Employment National Employment council Nat’l Labour Market Authority Employment Regions (4)(state entities) Regional Regional employ. councils (4) Jobcentres (91)(Municipalities) Local employ. Council (91) Local
Council members • Unions • Employers’ organisations • Municipal representatives • Handicap organisations Locally • Medical physicians Old and dominant New; growing influence
Recent developments • Focus on active employment policy (ALMP) • Decentralisation => municipal jobcentres => policy delivery • Recentralisation => goals and revision => tight reimbursement schemes => required monitoring • Institutionalisation of processes
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Multilevel governance in DK employment policy Complex mix and interaction between • hierarchical instruments • market based instruments • network governance • Institutionalised process => ‘soft instrument’, yet hard governance
Future challenges • Efficient policy processes >< adequate policies • Uniting municipal employment policy with national objectives • Securing engagement and enthusiasm by social partners • Avoiding bureaucracy taking over