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All this extract does is to write a potted summary of the views of three sets of authors; there is no attempt to look at the relationships between the views, or draw out themes. By contrast, the following extract from a paper quoted in full (see Further information and examples section) does just that: "In developed countries, a large part of the literature concerned with income-related aspects of disability has tended to focus on the quantitative impact of disability on educational achievement, earnings and income, and on the adequacy and equity of income maintenance schemes and other programmes. The costs and benefits of rehabilitation and vocational employment schemes and employment discrimination have also been recurrent themes. Much of the current popular literature has been to do with removing barriers of all kinds in order to increase the participation of disabled people in the employment market." What is a literature review as an Emerald article category? It is a paper the main purpose of which is to annotate and/or critique the literature in a particular subject area. It can either be: a selective bibliography providing advice on information sources; comprehensive, covering the main contributors to the field with an exploration of their views. On what other occasion is a literature review relevant? A literature review will generally be part of a thesis or dissertation, forming an early context-setting chapter. It may also form a useful background where you are outlining a piece of research, or putting forward a hypothesis.
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