Party Politics and Childcare: Comparing the Expansion of Service Provision in England and Germany

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 789-807

  Fleckenstein, Timo ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childcare; England; Family policy; Germany; Party politics

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; GENDER ROLE; MODERNIZATION; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

ENGLAND; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78349246305     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2010.00744.x     Document Type: Article

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