The labour government and access to affordable credit—more spin than action?

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 395-419

  Light, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 31044433994     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649060500387065     Document Type: Article

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