Introduction: Britain's new deals

Abstract

This paper introduces the active labour market policies or job search policies in the UK known as the New Deal, a major part of the Labour Government's package of welfare‐to‐work policies. Topics covered include estimates of their overall impact on employment; their limited effectiveness with disadvantaged job‐seekers, including increasing numbers of inactive, but not formally unemployed, people; and debates about these policies in relation to skill needs and areas of job decline.

Citation

Fraser, N. (2004), "Introduction: Britain's new deals", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 25 No. 5, pp. 387-391. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720410554115