Attitudes towards the child trust fund: What do parents think?

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 713-729

  Prabhakar, Rajiv ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Fund; Trust

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; INVESTMENT; SAVINGS; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 35348943428     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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