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The Evolution of Special Employment Measures

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The high unemployment of the last 15 years has brought with it a proliferation of special employment measures (SEMs). These measures all involve intervention in the labour market with varied aims and means but with a common theme namely the reduction of the claimant count of unemployment. Initially introduced as a short-term response to what was hoped to be a transient problem, the use of SEMs has now become permanent. The gradual movement from transience to permanence has coloured much of the development of these schemes and understanding it gives a clearer insight into the objectives and underlying theoretical perspective of SEMs. For although SEMs may appear as a continuum there have been a number of changes of direction in their development.

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  • Gregg, Paul, 1990. "The Evolution of Special Employment Measures," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 132, pages 49-58, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:nierev:v:132:y:1990:i::p:49-58_4
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    1. Mangum, Stephen L. & Mangum, Garth L. & Bowen, Janine, 1992. "Strategies for creating transitional jobs during structural adjustment," Policy Research Working Paper Series 947, The World Bank.

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