Making people more responsible: The blair governments' programme for changing citizens' behaviour

Political Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 427-449

  Perri, ^a   Fletcher Morgan, Charlotte ^b   Leyland, Kate ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Division of GuidanceYouth Studies and Youth Justice   (United Kingdom)

^c Business SupportCafcass   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954168561     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2009.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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