Diminishing the concept of social policy: The shifting conceptual ground of social policy debate in Canada

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 865-887

  Mckeen, Wendy ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian; Construction; Discourse; Meaning; Politics

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33749358571     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306068479     Document Type: Article

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