Child poverty, employment and ethnicity in the UK: The role and limitations of policy

European Societies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-199

  Platt, Lucinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child poverty; Employment; Ethnic minority groups; UK policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047095856     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: 14698307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616690701217809     Document Type: Article

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