'It's a bit like being a Robot or working in a factory': Does Braverman help explain the experiences of state social workers in Britain since 1971?

Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 505-527

  Carey, Malcolm ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Braverman; Deskilling; Labour process; Managerialism; State social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349308524     PISSN: 13505084     EISSN: 14617323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350508409104506     Document Type: Article

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