The alchemy of austerity

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-319

  Clarke, John ^a   Newman, Janet ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

austerity; consent; cuts; disaffection; ideology; moral economy; politics; welfare

Indexed keywords

IDEOLOGY; MORALITY; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863768776     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018312444405     Document Type: Article

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