New Labour's modernization in the public sector: A neo-durkheimian approach and the case of mental health services

Public Administration

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-108

  Six, Perri ^a   Peck, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; MODERNIZATION; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1642283042     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-3298.2004.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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