The Road to Workfare: Alternative to Welfare or Threat to Occupation?.

Standing, Guy

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Road to Workfare: Alternative to Welfare or Threat to Occupation?

Standing, Guy

International Labour Review, v129 n6 p677-91 1990

Assesses the major claims and counterclaims in the debate on the desirability of attaching work-related obligations to the receipt of welfare benefits. Attempts to reach a balanced judgment on whether labor policy should continue moving in that direction. (JOW)

Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Poverty, Public Policy, Skill Development, Unemployment, Welfare Recipients

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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