The end of social work: neoliberalizing social policy implementation

Critical Policy Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-145

  Schram, Sanford F ^a   Silverman, Basha ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

drug treatment; human services; neoliberalism; paternalism; social work; welfare to work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865057084     PISSN: 19460171     EISSN: 1946018X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19460171.2012.689734     Document Type: Article

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