"Flexicurity" in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und im Königreich Dänemark

Flexicurity is a social policy model that combines labor market flexibility (easy hiring and firing) with high social security (unemployment benefits and active labor market policies).

Denmark successfully implemented a "Golden Triangle" of flexible contractual arrangements, comprehensive social security, and an active labor market policy, leading to low unemployment rates.

While the Hartz laws increased flexibility, the study argues that Germany did not fully achieve the security aspect compared to the Danish model, leaving parts of the implementation incomplete.

The differences lie in the level of social protection, the intensity of active support for the unemployed, and the historical starting positions of both welfare states.

The analysis suggests that further modifications in the balance between flexibility and social safeguards are necessary for Germany to reach the effectiveness of the Danish system.