Social security policy and vindictiveness

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 30-41

  Grover, Chris ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Drug use; Housing benefit; Poor law; Poverty; Resentment; Social security; Treatment allowance; Vindictiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955027418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2111     Document Type: Article

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