Myth and ceremony in workfare: Rights, contracts, and client satisfaction

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 101-124

  Handler, Joel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracts of inclusion; Social citizenship; United States; Western Europe; Workfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 11044233424     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2004.09.056     Document Type: Article

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