Community development finance: A neo-market solution to social exclusion?

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 303-319

  Affleck, Arthur ^a   Mellor, Mary ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; CREDIT PROVISION; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 33644755764     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279405009542     Document Type: Article

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