Putting Workfare in Place

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"Not only examines how workfare has been put into place in theUnited Kingdom, but also puts the place into workfare." International Social Security Review "Putting Workfare in Place is a diligently researched andempirically rich account of the significant changes toBritain's work-welfare regime. Policymakers need to be awareof how institutional spaces and labour market conditions interactto produce local knowledges and Sunley, Martin and Nativel provideus with compelling evidence to question national assumptions ofsocio-economic development." Martin Jones, Director of the Institute of Geography andEarth Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth "This book lays out a thoughtful assessment of the UK's New Dealprogram and the extent to which its underlying theory and ideologyadequately reflect the geographies of unemployment. The authors doa masterful job, and policymakers, academics, policy advisers, andpoliticians will find this book both compelling andconsidered." Amy Glasmeier, E Willard Miller Professor of EconomicGeography, The Pennsylvania State University "A thought-provoking book, raising important questions about theimpact of geography not only in shaping labour markets but also inconditioning the success of workfare policies ... Aninspiration for further research into the local dimensions ofworklessness." Michelle Baddeley, University of Cambridge