Towards a mixed economy of foster care provision

Social Work and Social Sciences Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-40

  Sellick, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commissioning; Foster care; Mixed economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949116012     PISSN: 09535225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1921/19627     Document Type: Conference Paper

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