The place embeddedness of social care: Restructuring work and welfare in Mackenzie, BC

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 466-481

  Hanlon, Neil ^a   Halseth, Greg ^a   Clasby, Rachael ^a   Pow, Virginia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canada; Place; Remote and small towns; Restructuring; Social care

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL WORK; WELFARE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MACKENZIE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846413527     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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