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Choice or voice? Introduction to the Themed Section

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2008

Ian Greener*
Affiliation:
School of Applied Social Sciences, University of Durham E-mail: ian.greener@durham.ac.uk

Extract

Readers of this journal will have seen themed sections on partnerships, governance and citizenship (volume 5, issue 2) and ‘consumerism in social policy (volume 2, issue 1) and might be asking exactly why a further one that combines these elements is now necessary. Having considered similar topics separately in these pages, why is it now necessary to look at them together?

Type
Themed Section on Choice or voice
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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