The local dimension of welfare-to-work : an international survey

The local dimension of welfare-to-work an international survey

Traditional welfare and employment policies have been unable to tackle the problems of high unemployment and exclusion in OECD countries and recently a wave of new approaches has emerged together with new political notions of welfare-to-work. This book describes these new approaches in countries suc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (author)
Autores Corporativos: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, author (author), Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Content Provider (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris, France : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [1999]
Colección:OECD Proceedings
Materias:
Youth > Employment > OECD countries > Congresses.
Welfare recipients > Employment > OECD countries > Congresses.
Unemployment > OECD countries > Congresses.
Public welfare > OECD countries > Congresses.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705061506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Part I: Local Approaches ot Welfare-to-Work. An Assessment of Recent Innovations
  • Chapter 2. Creating the Balance between Local Flexibility and a Central Framework
  • Chapter 3. Making Local Partnerships Work
  • Chapter 4. Promising Local Policy Tools
  • Chapter 5. Conclusions and Perspectives for the Future
  • Part II: Case Study Papers
  • Chapter 6. A Comparison of Local Approaches to Welfare-to-Work in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands by Dr. Dan Finn, Portsmouth University, UK
  • Chapter 7. Issues Raised by Welfare Reform in the United States by Robert Straits, W. J. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, USA.
  • Chapter 8. Welfare-to-Work Partnerships: Lessons from the United Kingdom by Mike Campbell, Simon Foy, and Jo Hutchinson, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.
  • Chapter 9. United States Experience in Engaging the Business Sector in Welfare-to-Work Policies by Lyn Hogan, Welfare-to-Work Partnership, USA
  • Chapter 10. Social Enterprises: A Local Tool for Welfare-to-Work Policies by Carlo Borzaga, University of Trento, Italy
  • Chapter 11. New Approaches to Public Income Support in Canada by Alice Nakamura, University of Alberta; Ging Wong, Human Resources Development Canada; and W.Evwin Diewert, University of British Columbia, Canada

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