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In pursuit of “the welfare trait”: recycling deprivation and reproducing depravation in historical context

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In pursuit of “the welfare trait”: recycling deprivation and reproducing depravation in historical context. / Lambert, Michael.
In: People, Place and Policy Online, Vol. 10, No. 3, 17.11.2016, p. 225-238.

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Lambert, M 2016, 'In pursuit of “the welfare trait”: recycling deprivation and reproducing depravation in historical context', People, Place and Policy Online, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 225-238. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.0010.0003.0004

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Lambert, M. (2016). In pursuit of “the welfare trait”: recycling deprivation and reproducing depravation in historical context. People, Place and Policy Online, 10(3), 225-238. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.0010.0003.0004

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Lambert M. In pursuit of “the welfare trait”: recycling deprivation and reproducing depravation in historical context. People, Place and Policy Online. 2016 Nov 17;10(3):225-238. doi: 10.3351/ppp.0010.0003.0004

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Lambert, Michael. / In pursuit of “the welfare trait” : recycling deprivation and reproducing depravation in historical context. In: People, Place and Policy Online. 2016 ; Vol. 10, No. 3. pp. 225-238.

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