Introduction: An Overview of Welfare Reform in Europe and The US The Evolution of The US Workfare Model Welfare Reform in The UK: Helping or Forcing People Back into Work? Active Labour Market Policies in Denmark: Towards a Discriminatory Workfare Regime? Testing Resistance to Change: The Erratic Imposition of Workfare at The Margins of French Society Activation policies at the EU Level: The Move Towards Workfare Conclusion: The Advent of The 'Active Welfare State'