Work and the new public service class?

Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 747-766

  Webb, Janette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local government; Public sector; Quasi markets; Rationalisation; Service class; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033229527     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/s0038038599000474     Document Type: Article

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