Welfare reform: Facing up to the geography of worklessness

Local Economy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-116

  Webster, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745580668     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02690940600679300     Document Type: Review

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