Local differences, perceptions and incapacity benefit claimants: Implications for policy delivery

Policy Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-243

  Green, Anne E ^a   Shuttleworth, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incapacity Benefit claimants; Local differences; Northern Ireland; Perceptions; Personal Advisers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951210658     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442870903429652     Document Type: Article

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