'Benefit street' & the myth of workless communities

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Shildrick, Tracy ^a,b   MacDonald, Robert ^a,c   Furlong, Andy ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Woodhouse Lane ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits; Neighbourhoods; Welfare; Worklessness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909985799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.3438     Document Type: Article

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