Social justice on the margins: The future of the not for profit sector as providers of legal advice in England and Wales

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-327

  Sommerlad, Hilary ^a   Sanderson, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

access to justice; Big Society; legal aid; NFP sector; responsibilisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883657326     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649069.2013.802108     Document Type: Article

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