Work to welfare
Subtitle: how men become detached from the labour market
By: Pete Alcock ... [et al.].
Contributors: Alcock, Peter, 1951-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Men -- Employment -- Great Britain.; Unemployment -- Great Britain.; Work -- Great Britain -- Psychological aspects.; Labor policy -- Great Britain.; Public welfare -- Great Britain.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-283) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. The context for labour market detachment. The UK labour market / Sue Yeandle ; The international context / Sue Yeandle ; The benefits system / Pete Alcock; title: Pt. 2. New evidence from the UK. The detached male workforce / Christina Beatty and Stephen Fothergill ; The over 50s / Christina Beatty and Stephen Fothergill; title: Family, life course and labour market detachment / Sue Yeandle ; The role of health in labour market detachment / Sue Yeandle and Rob MacMillan ; Getting by / Rob MacMillan ; Back to work? / Stephen Fothergill and Rob MacMillan; title: Pt. 3. The policy implications. New roles, new deal / Pete Alcock ... [et al.].