Neoliberal restructuring, disabled people and social (in)security in Australia and Britain

Chris Grover; Karen Soldatic

doi:10.1080/15017419.2012.724446

Neoliberal restructuring, disabled people and social (in)security in Australia and Britain

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 15 (2013): Issue 3

By: Chris Grover and Karen Soldatic

Open Access

|Oct 2013

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