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The Freud report on the future of welfare to work: Some critical reflections

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The Freud report on the future of welfare to work: Some critical reflections. / Grover, Chris.
In: Critical Social Policy, Vol. 27, No. 4, 30.11.2007, p. 534-545.

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Grover, C 2007, 'The Freud report on the future of welfare to work: Some critical reflections', Critical Social Policy, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 534-545. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018307081812

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Grover, C. (2007). The Freud report on the future of welfare to work: Some critical reflections. Critical Social Policy, 27(4), 534-545. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018307081812

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Grover C. The Freud report on the future of welfare to work: Some critical reflections. Critical Social Policy. 2007 Nov 30;27(4):534-545. doi: 10.1177/0261018307081812

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Grover, Chris. / The Freud report on the future of welfare to work : Some critical reflections. In: Critical Social Policy. 2007 ; Vol. 27, No. 4. pp. 534-545.

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