The reshaping of the british welfare system and its implications for geography and geographers

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-152

  Hamnett, Chris ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; WELFARE IMPACT; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79953066564     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132510394121     Document Type: Article

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