Marx and 'Modernization': Reading capital as social critique and inspiration for social work resistance to neoliberalization

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-221

  Garrett, Paul Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Marxism; Modernization; Neoliberalism; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549150621     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017308101822     Document Type: Article

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