Importing workfare: Policy transfer of social and labour market policies from the USA to Britain under new labour

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-56

  Daguerre, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active labour market policies; Policy paradigm; Policy transfer; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE REFORM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1142269705     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2004.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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