Work as a route out of poverty: A critical evaluation of the UK welfare to work policy

Policy Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-108

  Newman, Ines ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Labour market; Neoliberalism; Unemployment; Welfare reform; Welfare to work

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952410911     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2010.533510     Document Type: Review

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