Were New Labour’s cultural policies neo-liberal?

International Journal of Cultural Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 97-114

  Hesmondhalgh, David ^a   Nisbett, Melissa ^b   Oakley, Kate ^a   Lee, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cultural policy; instrumentalism; Labour Party; neo liberalism; New Labour; new public management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920132648     PISSN: 10286632     EISSN: 14772833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286632.2013.879126     Document Type: Article

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