The workfare illusion: Re-examining the concept and the British case

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-42

  Dostal, Jörg Michael ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active labour market policy; New Deal; Unemployment; United Kingdom; Welfare reform; Workfare

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE REFORM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37849006195     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2007.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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