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New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies? (2007)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R. W., & Dutton, M. (2007). New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies?. Journal of Social Policy, 36, 539-560. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279407001171

This article analyses recent developments in policies to promote the employability of unemployed and economically inactive people in the UK. It discusses the extent to which these policies reflect the dominant approaches of ‘Work First’, where progra... Read More about New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies?.

Public private partnerships in China: System, constraints and future prospects (2006)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Young, A., & Zhihong, W. (2006). Public private partnerships in China: System, constraints and future prospects. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 19(4), 384-396. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513550610669202

Public private partnership (PPP), which has been operating in China for over 20 years. In addition, an increased focus on value for money in the public sector has led to a need to improve the efficiency of the management, delivery and effectiveness o... Read More about Public private partnerships in China: System, constraints and future prospects.

Infoshops in the shadow of the state. (2003)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2003). Infoshops in the shadow of the state. In N. Couldry, & J. Curran (Eds.), Contesting Media Power: Alternative Media in a Networked World (57-69). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc

Mismatch in local labour market in central Scotland: the neglected role of demand. (2002)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Greig, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2002). Mismatch in local labour market in central Scotland: the neglected role of demand. Urban Studies, 39(8), 1399-1416. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980220142691

This paper presents a model of mismatch unemployment in two local labour markets in Scotland. A total of seven possible sources of such unemployment are identified and examined within the context of a predominantly urban area and a mixed urban-rural... Read More about Mismatch in local labour market in central Scotland: the neglected role of demand..