Globalization, the welfare state and young people leaving state out-of-home care

Asian Social Work and Policy Review

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-94

  Mendes, Philip ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic arguments; Globalization; International advocacy; Leaving state care; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 73149094087     PISSN: 17531403     EISSN: 17531411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-1411.2009.00026.x     Document Type: Article

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