flexicurity

English

Etymology

Blend of flexibility +‎ security, coined by Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen in the 1990s.

Noun

flexicurity (uncountable)

  1. A welfare state model with a proactive labour market policy, combining easy hiring and firing (flexibility for employers) and high benefits for the unemployed (security for the employees).
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