Adjudicating the implementation of homelessness law: The promise of socio-legal studies

Housing Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 381-400

  Cowan, Dave ^a   Halliday, Simon ^b   Hunter, Caroline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Homelessness; Implementation; Socio legal studies; Street level bureaucracy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HOMELESSNESS; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIAL HOUSING;

EID: 33646078323     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030600586019     Document Type: Review

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