Scrimping, saving and schooling: Lone mothers and 'choice' in education

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 51, 1997, Pages 79-99

  Standing, Kay ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009302826     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026101839701705104     Document Type: Article

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