Contractualism and social inclusion: Strands of policy emulation in UK and Australian local employment services

Policy and Politics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-55

  Carson, Ed ^a   Kerr, Lorraine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employment services; Job Network; Local government; Partnerships; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956241990     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: 14708442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557309X462169     Document Type: Article

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