Going for brokerage: A task of 'independent support' or social work?

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 858-877

  Scourfield, Peter ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care management; Community care; Privatization; Social care; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953861410     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn141     Document Type: Article

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