The Trouble with Harry: Why the 'New Agenda of Life Polities' Fails to Convince

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 381-397

  Garrett, Paul Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345106541     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/33.3.381     Document Type: Review

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