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
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. ...
Towards an employability policy agenda for remote rural labour markets
Conference Proceeding
Lindsay, C., McCracken, M. G., & McQuaid, R. W. (2001)
Towards an employability policy agenda for remote rural labour markets
This paper presents an analysis of the barriers to work faced by unemployed people in remote rural labour markets, and compares the experiences of the ‘long-term unemployed’ a...
The 'Employability Gap': towards an understanding of the relationship between long-term unemployment, employability and barriers to work
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., & Lindsay, C. (2000)
The 'Employability Gap': towards an understanding of the relationship between long-term unemployment, employability and barriers to work
This paper seeks to identify the main barriers limiting the employability of long-term unemployed job seekers. Employability (according to Hillage and Pollard’s, 1999, definit...