Delivering public services in the mixed economy of welfare: Perspectives from the voluntary and community sector in rural England

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 157-172

  Hardill, Irene ^a   Dwyer, Peter ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR POLICY; PUBLIC SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79957452295     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279410000292     Document Type: Article

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