What difference does it make?: Contrasting organization and converging outcomes regarding the privatization of state social work in England and Canada

International Social Work

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-94

  Carey, Malcolm ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence; Labour process; Privatization; Pro market rationalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249038686     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872807083918     Document Type: Article

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