Childcare policy and local partnerships under labour

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-97

  Penn, Helen ^a   Randall, Vicky ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

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

EID: 13844269378     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S004727940400827X     Document Type: Article

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