Major, blair and the third way in social policy

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-58

  Lund, Brian ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charter; Choice; Citizen; Quasi market; Third Way; Underclass

Indexed keywords

POLICY ANALYSIS; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; SOCIAL POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

PRECIS;

EID: 37849048710     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2007.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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