Everything must go? The privatization of state social work

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 918-935

  Carey, Malcolm ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care case management; Privatization; Quasi markets; Social care industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749129326     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcl373     Document Type: Review

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