Social investment policies in Chile and Latin America: Towards equal opportunities for women and children?

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 607-626

  Staab, Silke ^a  

^a Bureau D 217   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; GENDER; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL POLICY;

CHILE; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 78650418299     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279410000243     Document Type: Article

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