Universalism, selectivism and particularism: Towards a postmodern social policy

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 46, 1996, Pages 21-42

  Thompson, Simon ^a   Hoggett, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POST-MODERNIST APPROACH; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 0029799224     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026101839601604602     Document Type: Article

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