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new perspectives on active labour market policies
xiv, 217 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Britain remains an 'economy of unemployment', symptomatic of an inefficient labour market founded on inequalities of locality, sex, race and age. This offers a new multidisciplinary perspective on the nature of a continuing crisis.
1. Towards Active Labour Market Policies: An Overview / Eithne McLaughlin -- 2. Labour Supply and Demand in the Nineties / Michael White -- 3. An Economy of Unemployment? / Richard Jackman -- 4. Unemployment Risks / Chris Pissarides and Jonathan Wadsworth -- 5. The Role of Employers in the Labour Market / Malcolm Maguire -- 6. Psychological Or Material Deprivation: Why Does Unemployment Have Mental Health Consequences? / David Fryer -- 7. Social Security and Labour Market Policy / Andrew Dilnot -- 8. Unemployment, Marginal Work and the Black Economy / Catherine Hakim -- 9. Hidden Unemployment and the Labour Market / Hilary Metcalf -- 10. Regional and Local Differentials in Labour Demand / Alan Townsend -- 11. European Integration: The Implications for UK Policies on Labour Supply and Demand / Simon Deakin and Frank Wilkinson.
Includes bibliographical references and index.