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Tensions in Localising Welfare to Work to Britain's Cities

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  • Matthew Crighton

    (Edinburgh Capital City Partnership, 1 Canon Street, Edinburgh EH3 5HE, UK)

  • Ivan Turok

    (Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow, 25 Bute Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RS, UK)

  • Charles Leleux

    (South Lanarkshire Council, Almada Street, Hamilton ML3 0AA, UK)

Abstract

The paper explores two interrelated tensions at the heart of UK welfare to work policy: (i) between competition and cooperation in delivering employment services, and (ii) between centralisation and localisation of policy control. It examines their potential impact on employment programmes at the level of the city through the DWPs Cities Strategy and its Commissioning Strategy. At this early stage it appears that while the Cities Strategy is building capacity for local planning and management, the contracting out of DWPs own programmes is centralised and prioritises competition rather than local integration and alignment. It remains to be seen whether the two approaches can be brought together pragmatically on the ground to deliver better services and get welfare to work, particularly in the difficult current economic climate.

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  • Matthew Crighton & Ivan Turok & Charles Leleux, 2009. "Tensions in Localising Welfare to Work to Britain's Cities," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 24(1), pages 46-67, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:loceco:v:24:y:2009:i:1:p:46-67
    DOI: 10.1080/02690940802645455
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    1. Duncan Adam & Anne E Green, 2016. "Soft spaces and soft outcomes: Experiences from City Strategy on local partnership working and measures of success," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 48(8), pages 1514-1531, August.
    2. Duncan Adam & Anne Green, 2012. "Local needs and national eligibility rules: The City Strategy experience of localisation," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 27(5-6), pages 502-513, August.

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