The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people.
Book Chapter
Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2010)
The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people. In C. Larsen, J. Kipper, & A. Schmid (Eds.), Regional Monitoring Approaches for the Reduction and the Prevention of Youth Unemployment in Europe, 152-159. Rainer Hampp Verlag, Muenchen
This paper considers some of the potential uses of the capabilities approach to widen and deepen the labour market information that we collect on youth employment and unemploy...
Evaluation Of The Working For Families Fund 2004-2008 SG
Report
Mcquaid, R., Bond, S. & Fuertes, V. (2009)
Evaluation Of The Working For Families Fund 2004-2008 SG. Edinburgh: Scottish Government
This report summarises the Final Evaluation Report of the Working for Families Fund (WFF) programme from 2004-08. It was carried out by the Employment Research Institute, Napi...
Social well-being, cohesion and human-health
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., & Bergmann, A. (2008)
Social well-being, cohesion and human-health
The " Working for Families Fund" programme database
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W. & Raeside, R. (2008)
The " Working for Families Fund" programme database
Aging of the labour force and globalization.
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2007)
Aging of the labour force and globalization. In R. Cooper, K. Donaghy, & G. Hewings (Eds.), Globalization and Regional Economic Modelling, 69-85. Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72444-5_5
The rapid aging of the population structure across most developed countries is one of the main challenges facing their economies and governments (CEC 2004a).1 These changes wi...
The European influence on social policy in Scotland: changing terminology or changing practice?
Presentation / Conference
Juleff, L., Kelly, L., Adams, J., & McQuaid, R. (2005, August)
The European influence on social policy in Scotland: changing terminology or changing practice?. Paper presented at 45th Congress of the European Regional Science Association
Until the late 1980’s social policy in Scotland was clearly targeted towards poverty as the primary source of economic disadvantage. Within this framework, geographical areas...
Older worker participation rates and the economy in Scotland
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W. (2004)
Older worker participation rates and the economy in Scotland
The ageing of societies in the European Union (EU), and much of the developed world, is one of the main challenges facing the governments. This reduction is due both to relati...
Employability, local policy interpretations and the new localism
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W. (2004)
Employability, local policy interpretations and the new localism
From poverty to social justice: does the terminology make a difference to the practice?
Conference Proceeding
Kelly, L. A., Juleff, L., McQuaid, R. W. & Adams, J. (2004)
From poverty to social justice: does the terminology make a difference to the practice?
Over the last ten years, the UK has seen a significant shift in terms of the way the poorer sections of society are classified. The Anglo-Saxon tradition of using the word “p...
Wired for work? ICT and job seeking in rural areas.
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., & Greig, M. (2003)
Wired for work? ICT and job seeking in rural areas
Rural areas are, by definition, affected by their relative peripherality from industrial and population centres, and their dispersed patterns of economic and social activity. ...