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Article: Employment officers' views on the operation of Job Network in a non metropolitan area.
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- Rural Society
- Article date:
- September 22, 2005
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Abstract
Under the influence of neo-liberal ideology and through the Liberal-National coalition government policies. Job Network--the development of a contestable market for publicly funded employment placement services--has been implemented in Australia for the last seven years. Several studies have been conducted to examine its successes, failures and limitations, so that it may be further improved to deliver better outcomes for employment seekers.
As rural areas generally experience several social, economic, political and geographic disadvantages, more so in regard to unemployment issues and labour market conditions and opportunities, this paper ...