2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Research for the Work-incentive Program to welfare recipients
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23530066
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Social law
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| Research Institution | Prefectural University of Kumamoto |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
AMANO Taku 熊本県立大学, 総合管理学部, 准教授 (20572746)
KOBA Chiharu 西九州大学, 健康福祉学部, 専任講師 (60369098)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 自立支援プログラム / ワークフェア / 最低生活保障 |
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| Research Abstract |
In 2007, The Labor and Welfare Department of Japan enforced the work-incentive program to the welfare recipients. The work-incentive program is a work program designed to help move adults receiving public assistance into the labor market while reducing public assistance costs. It provides education job search and workfare for participants. The work-incentive program combines liberal elements such as employment training, education with punitive repressive components such as sanctions for noncompliance. It is a part of a new wave of welfare reform. Whether or not these programs will actually benefit recipients rests in the specifics of the program design. In our studies, we have discussed the meaning and issues of the work-incentive program, comparing U.S. policy (workfare) with European policy (activation).
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