Kuznetsova, Y, Yalcin, B and Priestley, M orcid.org/0000-0002-7292-6115 (2017) Labour market integration and equality for disabled people: a comparative analysis of Nordic and Baltic countries. Social Policy and Administration, 51 (4). pp. 577-597. ISSN 0144-5596
Abstract
This paper considers the employment situation of disabled people, and disability policies, in three Nordic and three Baltic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). The analysis is framed by a changing paradigm for disability policy making, from compensation towards human rights and in a context of multi-level governance involving the EU and UN as significant policy actors. The analysis draws on policy analysis and European social survey data to compare outcomes for disabled people in each country and in binary comparison between Nordic and Baltic countries. This enables interactions between individual and regional block factors to be modelled. We conclude that national policies make a difference, that non-discrimination policies are not enough and that a focused mix of regulatory and redistributive measures is needed. The findings highlight better employment and social protection outcomes for disabled people in the Nordic countries but point to policy challenges in both blocks. National processes of (de)commodification and stratification affect disabled people differently and this may disrupt our assumptions about welfare state comparisons.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: 'Kuznetsova, Y, Yalcin, B and Priestley, M (2017) Labour market integration and equality for disabled people: a comparative analysis of Nordic and Baltic countries. Social Policy and Administration, 51 (4). pp. 577-597,' which has been published in final form at [https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12314]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords: | Nordic and Baltic countries; disability policies; employment of disabled people; active labour market policies; Labour Force Survey; public employment services; non-discrimination |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 265057 EU - European Union 30-CE-0450002/00-88 EU - European Union VC/2015/0255 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2017 16:45 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2019 00:42 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/spol.12314 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:111815 |