Putting Workfare in Place

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.

Series Editors' Preface vi Preface vii List of Tables ix List of Figures xi 1 Locating the New Deal 1 2 The Geographies of Worklessness 26 3 Local Disparities in the Performance of Welfare-to-Work 59 4 Welfare-to-Work in Local Context 99 5 A Geography of Mismatch? Employers, Jobs and Training 127 6 Localising Welfare-to-Work? 155 7 Conclusions 183 Notes 208 Bibliography 212 Index 231