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Long Term Unemployment in the Humberside Area

Vicary, Simon; Treble, John G.; Baker, John - In: International Journal of Manpower 11 (1990) 4, pp. 17-34

unemployment trends in the area and the various trends in the demand for labour as revealed by official statistics. …

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Local Labour Markets and Long‐term Unemployment: A Further Analysis

Mangan, John; Phibbs, Peter - In: International Journal of Manpower 12 (1991) 7, pp. 3-8

‐term Unemployment: A Local Labour Market Study”, International Journal of Manpower , Vol. 11 No. 1, 1990, pp. 13‐20). However …

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New Strategies to Combat Long‐term Unemployment in Belgium

Geers, Frederik - In: International Journal of Manpower 13 (1992) 2, pp. 55-65

Flemish Region in Belgium by public bodies and social partners to combat long‐term unemployment. First, analyses the … quantitative and qualitative aspects of unemployment in Belgium. Draws attention mainly to the specific guidance and training …

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Fair Employment and Religion in Northern Ireland: An Overview

Gallagher, Tony - In: International Journal of Manpower 13 (1992) 6, pp. 16-30

Unlike many of the issues raised during the Northern Ireland Civil Rights campaign of the late 1960s, employment discrimination has remained high on the political agenda, leading to two major pieces of legislation, in 1976 and 1989. Briefly examines the background to the claim of religious...

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The Labour Market Context and Potential Effectiveness of Fair Employment Legislation in Northern Ireland

Gudgin, Graham; Murphy, Anthony - In: International Journal of Manpower 13 (1992) 6, pp. 41-51

the results of research on how quickly religious differences in unemployment rates might be expected to be eliminated by …

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Women and Paid Work in Northern Ireland

Heaton, Norma - In: International Journal of Manpower 13 (1992) 6, pp. 78-90

Labour market statistics suggest that the rate of economic activity for women in Northern Ireland is among the lowest of the UK regions. Reviewing recent research, explores possible causes, and goes on to examine similarities and differences in Catholic and Protestant women′s participation in...

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Strategic policy to fight Germany’s unemployment problem

Funk, Lothar - In: International Journal of Manpower 22 (2001) 6, pp. 508-525

Unemployment in Germany remains a major policy issue. The unemployment problem began with ratchet effects following the … two crude oil‐price shocks in the 1970s. In each case, a persistent increase in (long‐term) unemployment became … approaches to reducing unemployment and increasing job creation. The author suggests “strategic employment policy” as a possible …

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The strategy of an active labour market policy

Sihto, Matti - In: International Journal of Manpower 22 (2001) 8, pp. 683-706

The strategy of an active labour market policy (ALMP) is popular, but its content is still far from clear. With this historical and contextual analysis, the author aims to capture the strategy’s core content. Development of the strategy has been full of paradoxes. However, the goal of...

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Aggregate impact analysis of active labour market policy

de Koning, Jaap - In: International Journal of Manpower 22 (2001) 8, pp. 707-735

bound to conclude that ALMP makes a big difference to the level of unemployment. There is some evidence that disadvantaged …

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Job Creation and Destruction

Booth, Alison L. - In: International Journal of Manpower 19 (1998) 1/2, pp. 134-136

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