flexicurity

British

/ ˌflɛksɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ /

noun

a welfare-state model, originating in Denmark in the 1990s, that combines labour-market flexibility, social security, and a proactive labour market

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Etymology

Origin of flexicurity

C21: from _flexi ( _ble ) + ( _se ) _curity

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