Telling stories of 21st century welfare: The UK Coalition government and the neo-liberal discourse of worklessness and dependency

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 383-405

  Wiggan, Jay ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coalition government; neo liberalism; poverty; unemployment; welfare reform

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; NEOLIBERALISM; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863757023     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018312444413     Document Type: Article

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