Consulting the community: Advancing financial inclusion in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 255-271

  Fuller, Duncan ^a   Mellor, Mary ^a   Dodds, Lynn ^a   Affleck, Arthur ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen participation; Financial services; Social inclusion; Social policy; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449117044     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330610674297     Document Type: Article

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