Un-charted territory? Experiences of the purchaser/provider split in local authority children's services

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 707-726

  Kirkpatrick, Ian ^a   Kitchener, Martin ^b   Owen, Diane ^b   Whipp, Richard ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033247722     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/29.5.707     Document Type: Article

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