Social insecurity: Children and benefit dynamics

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 391-410

  Platt, Lucinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELFARE PROVISION;

BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745642451     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279406009846     Document Type: Article

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