The 'Daring Experiment': The London County Council and the discharge from care of children to Ireland in the 1950s and 1960s

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-92

  Garrett, Paul Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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CHILD CARE;

EID: 0037265571     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279402006876     Document Type: Article

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