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World Service,02 Mar 2000,30 mins

A Europe wide comparison of unemployment benefits provision

Weekend, From the BBC World Service Archive

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Reactions to radical changes in unemployment benefit provision in UK and a comparison with provision around Europe. Also, Rotterdam's City Safari - tourists visiting citizens living in rundown parts of town. Plus, who should decide how a woman handles her pregnancy and childbirth?

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