Obstacles to the implementation of an integrated national alcohol policy in Ireland: Nannies, neo-liberals and joined-up government

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 343-359

  Butler, Shane ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MODELING; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67749145340     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279408002870     Document Type: Article

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