A share of new growth for children? Policies for the very young in non-EU Europe and the CIS

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-173

  Stewart, Kitty ^a   Huerta, Maria Carmen ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albania; Bulgaria; Family allowances; Maternity benefit; Moldova; Poverty; Preschool; Tajikistan

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY;

ALBANIA; ASIA; BULGARIA; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MOLDOVA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAJIKISTAN; WEST ASIA;

EID: 65349123148     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928708101869     Document Type: Article

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