Neoliberalism and australian social work: Accommodation or resistance?

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-142

  Wallace, John ^a   Pease, Bob ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

globalization; managerialism; marketization; neoliberalism; resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954560541     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017310387318     Document Type: Article

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