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John N. Horne, Labour At War: France and Britain 1914–1918. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. xiii + 463 pp. $110.00 cloth
In: International labor and working class history: ILWCH, Volume 45, p. 149-151
ISSN: 1471-6445
Obituary: John David Bennett (26 November 1946-10 May 2002)
In: Labour history review, Volume 67, Issue 3, p. 259-259
ISSN: 1745-8188
A Concise History of Portugal
In: West European politics, Volume 18, Issue 1, p. 221
ISSN: 0140-2382
A Skills Exchange for Unemployed People
In: Human relations: towards the integration of the social sciences, Volume 37, Issue 8, p. 589-602
ISSN: 1573-9716, 1741-282X
This paper reports the results of a study of a voluntary skills exchange for unemployed adults in Liverpool. It combines investigation at the organizational level with an interview survey of satisfactions gained by 60 members. Questions posed are how far a skills exchange might go in alleviating the adverse effects of unemployment and then how effective the particular organization was at achieving its potential. Results showed that members attached high importance to the satisfaction of social and psychological needs either within the exchange or in employment. The average satisfaction gained from membership fell short of this. For the small group who were active in the exchange, members were engaged in the equivalent of part-time work. But the broad ideals of the organization and the unfamiliarity of the decision-making setting made it difficult to recruit and retain new members and, hence, increase the organization's impact.
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In: West European politics, Volume 18, Issue 1, p. 204-221
ISSN: 1743-9655