Workfare-warfare: Neoliberalism, "active" welfare and the new American way of war

Antipode

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 890-915

  MacLeavy, Julie ^a   Peoples, Columba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neoliberalization; USA; Warfare; Workfare

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE INDUSTRY; EXPENDITURE; NEOLIBERALISM; WAR; WELFARE REFORM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449404911     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2009.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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