Civil conscription or reciprocal obligation: The ethics of 'work-for-the-dole'

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-33

  Bessant, Judith ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0347243568     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2000.tb01301.x     Document Type: Article

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