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TRANSFER-EUROPEAN REVIEW OF LABOUR AND RESEARCH
卷 28, 期 1, 页码 15-30出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/10242589221097231
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COVID-19; change; stability; ideas; employment; health care; pensions; neoliberalism
This article contributes to the debate on the policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe by providing a preliminary assessment of measures taken in the areas of healthcare, employment protection, and pensions. While it is too early to determine a true paradigm shift, evidence from international datasets and official documents suggests that there are signs of change in policy ideas and measures.
Much of the recent literature on the COVID-19 pandemic agrees on the uniqueness of this crisis. Assessments of the subsequent policy response in Europe diverge, however: while some see signs of policy change, others consider the empirical evidence to be inconclusive or, worse, consistent with a reinforcement of neoliberalism. The present article aims to contribute to that debate by providing a preliminary assessment of policy measures in the areas of health care, employment protection and pensions. Recent measures are viewed in terms of the neoliberal paradigm, which is used as a benchmark to identify any sign of innovation. While it is too early CO talk about a true paradigmatic transformation, the evidence collected from international datasets and official documents confirms that ideas and policy measures show signs of change. The article also suggests that the study of ideas is a promising field of enquiry with which to improve our understanding of the pandemic and its effects.
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