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TAYLOR, Rebecca, REES, James and DAMM, Christopher (2016). UK employment services: understanding provider strategies in a dynamic strategic action field. Policy and Politics, 44 (2), 253-267.
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Abstract
UK employment services are increasingly delivered by public, private and third sector organisations in quasi-markets that can be viewed as fields with actors (providers) competing for resources and position. The commissioning of the Work Programme produced an ‘episode of contention’ as fewer resources, shifting policy priorities and new contractual arrangements restructured relationships within the field. Drawing on empirical research the paper demonstrates how providers with different resources have navigated this period, employing strategies to manage challenger and incumbent roles and maintain their position in the field. The findings contribute to both field theory and our theoretical understanding of employment services. key words employment services • Work Programme commissioning • sector • field theory
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1332/030557314X14079275800414 |
| Page Range: | 253-267 |
| Depositing User: | Louise South |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jan 2016 14:17 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 04:10 |
| URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/11320 |
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