Is 'Candidacy' a useful concept for understanding journeys through public services? A critical interpretive literature synthesis

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 806-825

  Mackenzie, Mhairi ^a   Conway, Ellie ^a   Hastings, Annette ^a   Munro, Moira ^a   O'Donnell, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to services; Candidacy; Domestic abuse; Environmental services; Higher education; Inequity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HIGHER EDUCATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EID: 84887391442     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2012.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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