Active Labour Market Policies during and after the Crisis: Experiences and Good Practices in Bulgaria and Austria

The publication examines the following major topics:

• The Austrian-Bulgarian cooperation in the field of labour market policy;
• The economic development and tendencies evidenced in Austria during and after the economic crisis;
• The Austrian labour market during the crisis year 2009;
• The macroeconomic tendencies evidenced throughout the crisis and their impact on the labour market;
• The active employment policy enforced during the economic crisis and the recovery in economic development;
• Austria’s experience generated during the crisis period 2009-2010;
• The use of training vouchers in Bulgaria;
• Expanding the possibilities for training and attaining professional qualification in Vienna;
• Consultation on the flexibility of the companies.

  
  The authors of the articles are as follows: Elka Dimitrova, Ernst Haider, Helmut Hofer, Martin Kainz, Todor Krustev, Susannah Kuncic, Pobeda Lukanova, Iskra Petrova, Eva Ruekert, Roland Sauer, Klaus Weyerschrass.