Distancing and limited resourcefulness: Third sector service provision under austerity localism in the north east of England

Urban Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 723-740

  Clayton, John ^a   Donovan, Catherine ^b   Merchant, Jacqui ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

austerity; big society; distancing; localism; third sector

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; DECISION MAKING; LOCAL ECONOMY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN ECONOMY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84958073316     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014566369     Document Type: Article

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