Bridges Into Work? An Evaluation of Local Exchange Trading Schemes (LETS)

Colin C. Williams

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Publisher's Synopsis

Policy makers have recently displayed considerable interest in Local Exchange Trading Schemes (LETS) as potential bridges into work for unemployed people. This report provides the first comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of these schemes. Bridges into work: is the first comprehensive evaluation of LETS; feeds into evidence-based policy making by identifying the ways in which LETS build bridges into work for unemployed people; advocates the recognition and valuing of work beyond 'employment'; identifies the barriers to participation in LETS and how these can be overcome.

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Policy Press

Established in 1996, the aim of Policy Press has always been to try to improve social conditions with publications that will make a positive difference to learning and research, policy and practice. In essence, we are a publisher with a purpose. Based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law at the University of Bristol, we are now well-known as a leading international publisher of high quality books and journals across a wide range of subjects including: social policy and social welfare, childhood studies and family policy, ageing, social work and social care, public policy, criminology and criminal justice, health, housing and urban policy. Our authors range from leading scholars and thinkers around the world to talented first-time authors and we also collaborate with a large number of organisations and associations.

ISBN:	9781861343291
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Imprint:	Policy Press
Pub date:	05 Sep 2001
DEWEY:	332.50941
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	62
Weight:	296g
Height:	297mm
Width:	210mm
Spine width:	6mm