Putting Workfare in Place

* The first comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the New Deal for Young People, introduced by the Labour Government in the UK in 1998. * Considers how the New Deal has responded to diverse conditions in local labour markets across the UK. The New Deal for Young People, introduced in April 1998, has been a flagship of the Labour Government. This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the New Deal and examines how far the programme has succeeded in responding to the diversity of conditions in local labour markets across the UK. The book argues that profound differences in local labour market conditions have exerted a telling influence on the New Deal’s achievements. It proposes that contemporary labour market policy should not only be based on theories and models of the national economy and of individual behaviour, but that policy design also needs to recognise the importance of the local and regional labour market contexts which shape its viability and outcomes. By situating policy in this way, the book not only examines how workfare has been put in place in the UK, but also puts place into workfare. This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the New Deal and examines how far the programme has succeeded in responding to the diversity of conditions in local labour markets across the UK. Argues that profound differences in local labour market conditions have exerted a telling influence on the New Deal’s achievements Includes extensive new research data on the current conditions of local labour markets in the UK and local impacts of the New Deal Illustrated by a large series of original maps and figures. Based on numerous interviews with local and regional policy actors.

This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the New Deal and examines how far the programme has succeeded in responding to the diversity of conditions in local labour markets across the UK. br/bulletArgues that profound differences in local labour market conditions have exerted a telling influence on the New Deal"s achievements br/bulletIncludes extensive new research data on the current conditions of local labour markets in the UK and local impacts of the New Deal br/bulletIllustrated by a large series of original maps and figures. br/bulletBased on numerous interviews with local and regional policy actors. /bullet