Perceptions of benefit fraud staff in the UK: Giving P.E.A.C.E. a chance?

Public Administration

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 525-540

  Walsh, David ^a,b   Milne, Rebecca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELING; PERCEPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249710205     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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