List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Fit for work? : representations and explanations of the disability benefits : crisis in the UK and beyond / Colin Lindsay and Donald Houston -- Disability benefits in the UK : an issue health or jobs? / Christina Beatty and Steve...

This book aims to tackle the issues that are central to understanding and addressing one of the most important employment policy problems facing governments in the UK and beyond: the high number of people of working age claiming 'disability' or 'incapacity' benefits.