Cooperative child care for rural residents: The experience from California

Journal of Rural Cooperation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-125

  Coontz, Elizabeth Kim ^a   Esper, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; RURAL POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342287330     PISSN: 03777480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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