Using life histories in social policy research: The case of third sector/ public sector boundary crossing

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 559-578

  Lewis, David ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; METHODOLOGY; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51349111698     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279408002213     Document Type: Article

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