Water Insecurity: A Case for Social Policy Action by Social Workers

Australian Social Work

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 248-260

  Pawar, Manohar ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Water and Social Action; Water and Social Policy; Water and Social Work; Water Distribution to the Poor; Water Insecurity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878636696     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0312407X.2013.777969     Document Type: Article

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