The state, the child, and imperfect parenting

Rationality and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 399-418

  Brandon, Peter David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Imperfect parenting; Inkind transfers; Neglect; State intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844456032     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346399011004002     Document Type: Article

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