Cutting social security and tax credit spending

Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-247

  Grover, Chris ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coalition government; Cuts; Public spending; Social security

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873884029     PISSN: 17598273     EISSN: 17598281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/175982711X596982     Document Type: Article

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