Synopsis: The Diversity of National Transition Systems

Abstract

As noted earlier in the description of the methodological procedure, three dimensions structure the empirical basis of the thematic network contained within the national reports: institutions, ideologies, and biographies. Before we present the comparative analysis undertaken by cross-country working groups (see Chapter III) we want to give a brief overview of the diversity of national transition systems in the respective countries and the trajectories (leading and misleading ones) they provide. In this chapter we will concentrate on the basic structural dimensions: activity and unemployment, links between education and labour market, welfare and family support.