The Concept of Sustainability and Its Application to Labor Market Policy

Claudia Lubk analyzes the transferal between the guiding principle of sustainability and the policy field of labor market policy. She discusses both separately to elaborate the most important aspects necessary to make the transition towards sustainable labor market policy. In addition, the author focusses on the political feasibility of measures to implement sustainable policies and considers the challenges posed by realizing the sustainability concept. Based on this analysis, a working definition of sustainable labor market policy is developed.

Claudia Lubk is a researcher at the Chair of Economic Policy Research at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg. She specializes on sustainable economic policy as well as research on the lack of company headquarters in Eastern Germany.