Workfare oz-style: Welfare reform and social work in Australia

Journal of Policy Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 109-128

  McDonald, Catherine ^a   Chenoweth, Lesley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian social work; Social policy; Social work; Welfare; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249136781     PISSN: 15588742     EISSN: 15588750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J508v05n02_08     Document Type: Article

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