Spatial divisions of welfare: The geography of welfare benefit expenditure and of housing benefit in Britain

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1015-1033

  Hamnett, Chris ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Housing benefit; Spatial divisions of welfare; UK; Welfare policy; Welfare spending

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC SPENDING; SOCIAL POLICY; SPATIAL PLANNING; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449360153     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400802093813     Document Type: Article

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