Unpacking neo-liberal technologies of government in australian higher education social work departments

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-236

  Bay, Uschi ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

governmentality; higher education; human resource management; neo liberal; power relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954533322     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017310386696     Document Type: Article

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