Neoliberalising subjects: The legacy of New Labour's construction of social exclusion in local governance

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1657-1666

  MacLeavy, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bristol; Local governance; Neoliberalism; New labour; Social exclusion; UK

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

BRISTOL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 50149090215     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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