Does public reporting measure up? Federalism, accountability and child-care policy in Canada

Canadian Public Administration

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 417-438

  Anderson, Lynell ^a   Findlay, Tammy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 77958104393     PISSN: 00084840     EISSN: 17547121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-7121.2010.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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