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Violent proletarianisation: social murder, the reserve army of labour and social security ‘austerity’ in Britain

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Violent proletarianisation: social murder, the reserve army of labour and social security ‘austerity’ in Britain. / Grover, Christopher Geoffrey.
In: Critical Social Policy, Vol. 39, No. 3, 01.08.2019, p. 335-355.

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Grover, CG 2019, 'Violent proletarianisation: social murder, the reserve army of labour and social security ‘austerity’ in Britain', Critical Social Policy, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 335-355. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018318816932

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Grover, C. G. (2019). Violent proletarianisation: social murder, the reserve army of labour and social security ‘austerity’ in Britain. Critical Social Policy, 39(3), 335-355. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018318816932

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Grover CG. Violent proletarianisation: social murder, the reserve army of labour and social security ‘austerity’ in Britain. Critical Social Policy. 2019 Aug 1;39(3):335-355. Epub 2018 Dec 1. doi: 10.1177/0261018318816932

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Grover, Christopher Geoffrey. / Violent proletarianisation : social murder, the reserve army of labour and social security ‘austerity’ in Britain. In: Critical Social Policy. 2019 ; Vol. 39, No. 3. pp. 335-355.

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