New Perspectives on Health, Disability, Welfare and the Labour Market

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<p>Bringing together researchers from the fields of social policy, economics, sociology and clinical psychology, this book offers new evidence on the inter-related problems faced by disability claimants, and identifies important lessons for policy.</p><ul><li>Explores how reducing the level of UK benefit claiming among those with health limitations has been a priority for successive governments</li><li>Argues that current policy fails to reflect the evidence that people on long-term disability benefits face a complex combination of barriers to work and social inclusion</li><li>Demonstrates that there is a need for continuing inter-disciplinary research on the nature of the disability benefits problem and the efficacy of current policy solutions and public services</li></ul>

Autorenportrait

<p><b>Colin Lindsay</b> is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde Business School, UK.</p><p><b>Bent Greve</b> is a Professor in the Department of Society and Globalisation at Roskilde University, Denmark.</p><p><b>Ignazio Cabras</b> is a Reader in Economics, Business and Management at Newcastle Business School, UK.</p><p><b>Nick Ellison</b> is Professor and Head of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of York, UK.</p><p><b>Stephen Kellett</b> is a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Sheffield, UK.</p>

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