Getting a head start: Early provision of day care among municipalities in Norway

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 268-278

  Reitan, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Day care; Gender; Municipal policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009961741     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.1997.tb00198.x     Document Type: Article

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