Placing dignity at the center of welfare policy

International Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Chan, Chak Kwan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842484978     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872804041415     Document Type: Review

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