Working parents with young children: Cross-national comparisons of policies and programmes in three countries

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 261-273

  Allen, Susan F ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childcare; Cross national comparisons; Early childhood; Parental leave; Parents; Social policy

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EDUCATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; SOCIAL POLICY;

JAPAN; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344441254     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9671.00281     Document Type: Article

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