Are new deal employment initiatives on target? Evidence from job search success in local labour markets

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 392-410

  McQuaid, Ronald W ^a   Greig, Malcolm ^a   Adams, John ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jobs; Scotland; Target audience; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 8844227457     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720410554124     Document Type: Article

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