Description
First published in 1989, Combating Long-Term Unemployment follows on from, and is a companion to, Local Authorities and New Technologies. The book seeks to inform debate by analysing policy responses to the problem of long-term unemployment and by focusing on the role of local initiatives in a European context. Long-term unemployment in Europe is a complicated and multifaceted problem, the policy responses to which need to be studied against various contexts. It is designed to appeal to all those interested in policies to combat long-term unemployment: local and central government officials, private sector organizations whose work is relevant to locally based initiatives, and interested academics.
Table of Contents
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
