Posted by Richard Johnson on June 20, 2018 · 1 Comment
The Ministry of Labour Social Affairs Martyrs & Disabled (MoLSAMD) in Afghanistan (the equivalent of DWP in the UK or DEEWR in Australia), with technical assistance from the World Bank, are about to begin the contracting of two pilot employment programmes. One aims to open up a formal migration channel for thousands of Afghanistan workers … Continue reading →
Filed under Afghanistan, Contract design, Outsourcing, poverty, Service design, Skills, Welfare to work, World Bank · Tagged with bottom-up, employers, fragile states, inputs versus outputs versus outcomes, jobs, labour markets, long-term unemployment, markets, migration, outcome-based contracting. payment by results, outcomes, outsourcing, place, poverty, price competition, top-down, unemployment, vocational training, youth unemployment
Posted by Richard Johnson on November 14, 2012 · 2 Comments
As the rioters circle parliament in Athens and national strikes bring Italy, Spain and Portugal to a standstill, the same glaring gap exists in Europe as Jane identified in her blog’s recent challenge to the US presidential candidates. Belt-tightening may well be necessary, but where is the plan for jobs? Commissioning may hold the key. … Continue reading →
Filed under Service design, Welfare to work · Tagged with austerity, deprivation, economic recovery, Graph of Doom, incentives, investment, job creation, lost generation, outcome-based contracting, PFI, place, prime contractors, recidivism, risk and reward, unemployment, Work Programme, youth unemployment
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