Local culture, globalization and policy outcomes: An example from long-term care

Global Social Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 288-303

  Wilson, Gail ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Globalization; Local culture; Local outcomes; Long term care

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; DEMOCRACY; GLOBALIZATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY APPROACH; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 33751234977     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: 17412803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018106069202     Document Type: Article

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