Routledge Welfare-to-Work: New Labour & US Experience - Routledge

Welfare-to-Work examines the major transformation in United Kingdom labour market policy since the mid-1990s, tracing how American welfare reform programmes from the early 1980s influenced British policy development. The book explores the strengthened obligation for unemployed people to actively seek employment and the tying of social security benefits to participation in active job search and placement programmes. Written by Routledge, this timely analysis tracks the influence of US ideology on UK labour market and welfare reform, providing essential insights into how transatlantic policy exchange has reshaped employment and social security frameworks in Britain.