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flexicurity

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from sēcūrus — “safe, secure”
  2. derived from sēcūritās
  3. derived from securité
  4. inherited from securite
  5. compounded as flexicurity — “flexibility + security”

Definitions

  1. A welfare state model with a proactive labour market policy, combining easy hiring and…

    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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