The making of local child daycare regimes: Past and future

Policy and Politics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-20

  Randall, Vicky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child daycare; Feminism; Local authorities; Political parties

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL POLICY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0842306099     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557304772860012     Document Type: Article

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