Shrinking the welfare state: The structure, geography and impact of british government benefit cuts

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 490-503

  Hamnett, Chris ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits; Britain; Cuts; Expenditure; Welfare policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927573806     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tran.12049     Document Type: Article

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