Time for reform Alcohol policy and cultural change in England since 2000

British Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 250-271

  Nicholls, James ^a  

^a BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol; Coalition; culture change; licensing; New Labour; public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865158428     PISSN: 1746918X     EISSN: 17469198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/bp.2012.7     Document Type: Article

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