Investment in early childhood in Australia: International comparisons and recent trends

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-107

  Katz, Ilan ^a   Redmond, Gerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain malleability; Early years; Human capital investment; International comparison; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952671197     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.18.1.94     Document Type: Article

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