The "employment-first" welfare state: Lessons from the New Deal for Young People

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 709-724

  Finn, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; New Labour policies; Welfare state; Young people

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION; YOUNG POPULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0348162321     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-9515.2003.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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