Social Innovation: Worklessness, Welfare and Well-being

Social Policy and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 457-467

  Roy, Michael J ^a   McHugh, Neil ^a   Hill O'Connor, Clementine ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Keywords: Social Innovation; microcredit; public health; self reliance groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901914799     PISSN: 14747464     EISSN: 14753073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474746414000104     Document Type: Article

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