Flexibility in Work and BenefitsInstitute for Public Policy Research, 1994 - 74 pages Examines the relationship between social security benefits, unemployment and employment. Concludes that benefits do not "cause" unemployment. |
Contents
Muddy Waters? Wages and Families | 16 |
From unemployment to poverty? | 34 |
A Flexible World? | 42 |
Policy Reform and Alternatives | 57 |
Conclusion | 63 |
Appendices | 70 |
Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Flexibility in Work and Benefits Commission on Social Justice Series Issue 11 of Issue paper (Commission on Social Justice) Volume 11 of Issue papers |
| Author | Eithne McLaughlin |
| Publisher | Institute for Public Policy Research, 1994 |
| ISBN | 1872452884, 9781872452883 |
| Length | 74 pages |
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