Some theories and research based on data in the West have implied the effectiveness of
measures using the work‐first approach, human capital development, community work …

Evidence that welfare‐to‐work programmes in the USA succeed in boosting welfare
recipients' earnings at modest cost has helped shape policy in Britain since 1997. So too …

The objective of this Campbell systematic review was to estimate the effects of work
programmes, including elements such as job search assistance, job search training …

The emphasis on welfare-to-work policies across Europe has led to increased interest in
active labour market programmes. A recent trend in some countries is a tighter collaboration …

Welfare states have undergone a significant restructuring in recent times (Yang, 2002). The
most representative characteristics of welfare transformations can be reduced to two …

This paper argues that it is feasible to develop good indicators of the performance of a
particular welfare-to-work program, office, or contractor. Performance indicators can motivate …

Executive Summary The Center for Impact Research undertook an analysis of eight welfare-
to-work programs between 1998 and 2000 in Chicago to identify successful program …

This paper explores whether programs in the National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work
Strategies (NEWWS) helped welfare recipients attain employment stability and earn more …

A variety of work‐welfare program arrangements yield effective treatments. Although their
effects are small, they usually are large enough to justify program costs. Nevertheless …

Alongside the growth in overall employment and the steady rise in average real incomes
over the 1990s, the UK experienced a concentration of worklessness and low pay among …