Contextualising new modes of governance in activation policies

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages 353-363

  Borghi, Vando ^a   Van Berkel, Rik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Employee participation; Governance; Interpersonal relations; Social structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749160230     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330710822057     Document Type: Review

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