Children's living conditions in Sweden. Social patterns and trends in parental accessibility, child care and economic resources

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-75

  Ostberg V ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child care; Children; Economic resources; Parental employment; Social differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344690487     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2397.00109     Document Type: Article

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