From 'harm minimization' to 'zero tolerance' drugs policy in Australia: How the Howard government changed its mind

Policy Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-214

  Bessant, Judith ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Drugs policy; Government; Moral politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749142482     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442870802033498     Document Type: Article

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