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Quantity over quality: a political economy of ‘active labour market policy’ in the UK

Craig BerrySheffield Political Economy Research Institute, Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences, University of Sheffield, 219 Portobello, Sheffield, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 592-610 | Received 28 Apr 2014, Accepted 29 Sep 2014, Published online: 11 Dec 2014

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