The decentralisation of social assistance in The Netherlands

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 20-31

  Van Berkel, Rik ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decentralized control; Governance; Local government; Social care; The Netherlands; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249155593     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330610644407     Document Type: Article

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