Child poverty in Northern Ireland: The limits of welfare-to-work policies

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-64

  Horgan, Goretti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child poverty; Childcare; Disability; Unemployment; Wages; Welfare to work

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 13244288641     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2005.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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