1st Edition
Combating Long-Term Unemployment Local/ E.C. Relations
List of Figures and Tables List of Contributors Introduction 1. Long-term unemployment: the ideological perspective Kenneth Dyson 2. Long-term unemployment: the international perspective Jerry Sexton 3. The European Commission and long-term unemployment Derrick Johnstone 4. Long-term unemployment: the role of the European Social Fund Stephen Barber 5. Poverty, unemployment and the European Community: lessons from experience John Benington 6. Local labour-market development and long-term unemployment in the EC countries Haris Martinos and Andrea Caspari 7. The role of local employment initiatives in combating long-term unemployment in the European Community Tomas Roseingrave 8. Long-term unemployment and locally-based initiatives: West German experience Manfred Kaiser 9. Strategic responses of local authorities in the United Kingdom to long-term unemployment Derek Portwood 10. Lessons from Strathclyde’s experience: boosting people’s self-confidence Ronald Young 11. Lessons from Bradford’s experience: the integrated approach David Kennedy 12. National/local relationships in policies towards long-term unemployment Anna Whyatt 13. Some conclusions Kenneth Dyson Index
Biography
Edited by Kenneth Dyson
