The centralization of territorial governance of active labor market policies in Spain during the Great Recession (2011-2016)
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https://doi.org/10.24965/gapp.v0i18.10433Keywords:
Territorial governance, active labour-market policies, centralization, social policies, employmentAbstract
Spain is among the West European countries that has achieved higher levels of decentralization in its Welfare State. The 1990s and 2000s witnessed an acceleration of this process, which has been accompanied by an expansion of social spending at the subnational level, especially by the Autonomous Communities (Autonomous Communities). This article aims to contribute to several debates regarding changes in the territorial dimension of governance in social policies and their explanatory factors. Specifically, it focuses on active labor market policies (ALMPs) and addresses the question of whether the reforms introduced in the field of activation in the context of the economic crisis have affected the exercise of political, financial and administrative authority by the different levels of government.
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