Principles and practice: the case of private health insurance

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Calnan, M. and Cant, S. 2007. Principles and practice: the case of private health insurance. in: Burrows, R. and Marsh, C. (ed.) Consumption and Class: Divisions and Change Basingstoke, UK Palgrave Macmillan.
AuthorsCalnan, M. and Cant, S.
EditorsBurrows, R. and Marsh, C.
Year2007
Book titleConsumption and Class: Divisions and Change
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Output statusPublished
Place of publicationBasingstoke, UK
SeriesExplorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series
ISBN9780333565360
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JournalConsumption and Class Divisions and Change
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