Contractual governance and illiberal contracts: Some problems of contractualism as an instrument of behaviour management by agencies of government

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 465-477

  Freedland, Mark ^a   King, Desmond ^a  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contracts; Illiberalism; Liberalism; Rights; Workfare

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; JOB SEARCH; SOCIAL POLICY; SUBCONTRACTING; UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037705483     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/27.3.465     Document Type: Article

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