Citizens, doing it for themselves? The big society and government through community

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 352-370

  Lister, Michael ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84926645524     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: 14602482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gst025     Document Type: Article

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