Social capital, community empowerment and public health: Policy developments in the UK since 1997

Policy and Politics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-50

  Bridgen, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Health; Social capital

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; IDEOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 31744431662     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557306775212098     Document Type: Review

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