Devolution and the welfare state: Lessons from early childhood education and care policy in Wales

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-295

  Wincott, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DEVOLUTION; EDUCATION POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646247191     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c48m     Document Type: Article

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