Quasi-markets and service delivery flexibility following a decade of employment assistance reform in Australia

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 811-833

  Considine, Mark ^a   Lewis, Jenny M ^a   O'Sullivan, Siobhan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; OECD; REFORM PROCESS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 82555194265     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279411000213     Document Type: Article

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