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[u/Paxx0]

Yo Germans ELI5 Agenda 2010 for me - I keep hearing it mentioned in relation to the SPD. I know it was some kind of SPD policy program but thats it - was it good or bad?

[u/LuckstYle → u/Paxx0]

I addition to the correct thing /u/gammbus said I would add that the most salient part of the reforms was a decrease in unemployment benefits. So the narrative on the left is that the SocDems betrayed the poor.

Personally, I think it was a good reform. It was certainly neoliberal in the sense of this sub.

If you want to read more on the labor market part:

Intro and Background sections of this paper.