'Polyphonic' welfare: Luhmann's systems theory applied to modern social work

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-73

  Villadsen, Kaspar ^a  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Homeless people; Management; Social work; Systems theory; Welfare organisations

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749072141     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2007.00504.x     Document Type: Article

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