The assets agenda and social policy

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-69

  Prabhakar, Rajiv ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asset based welfare; Assets agenda; Child Trust Fund; Citizenship; Social policy

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 59349121379     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2008.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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