Lone parents and welfare-to-work in England: A spatial analysis of outcomes and drivers

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 826-845

  Whitworth, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conditionality; Contractualism; Evaluation; Lone parents; Paternalism; Welfare to work; Well being

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONALITY; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; LABOR MARKET; OECD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WELFARE PROVISION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84887382055     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2012.00868.x     Document Type: Article

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