Building assets from birth: A global comparison of child development account policies

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-129

  Loke, Vernon ^a   Sherraden, Michael ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset based welfare; Assets; Child development account; Savings; Social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249183794     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2008.00605.x     Document Type: Review

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