'Start-up Subsidies' before and after the Reform

Abstract

"Financially and politically, 'start-up subsidies' or the 'Gründungszuschuss' constitute a central element of active labour-market policies in Germany. This article, fast, presents results from a recent implementation study of the Gründungszuschuss and then, second, discusses the implications of its reform. Analytically, the argument starts from the observation that work within public unemployment insurance has to strike a balance between case adequacy, standardization and professional advice for nascent entrepreneurs. In spite of these competing frames of reference, there is a high degree of satisfaction concerning the instrument among those engaged in its implementation an a day-to-day Basis. The recent reform, however, substantially reconfigures the institutional setup of the Gründungszuschuss and thus changes the everyday routines of job advisers. Overall, while it is likely that the reform will produce the expected reductions in spending, it is less certain that it will also reduce free riding." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Bernhard, S. (2012): Der Gründungszuschuss vor und nach der Reform. In: Sozialer Fortschritt, Vol. 61, No. 8, p. 182-190. DOI:10.3790/sfo.61.8.182