Bridges into work?: An evaluation of Local Exchange Trading Schemes

by Colin Williams

Policy makers have recently displayed considerable interest in Local Exchange Trading Schemes (LETS) as potential bridges into work for unemployed people. This report provides the first comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of these schemes. Bridges into is the first comprehensive evaluation of LETS; feeds into evidence-based policy making by identifying the ways in which LETS build bridges into work for unemployed people; advocates the recognition and valuing of work beyond 'employment'; identifies the barriers to participation in LETS and how these can be overcome.

72 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 2001