From sure start to Children's centres: An analysis of policy change in english early years programmes

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-88

  Lewis, Jane ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM;

EID: 79957455931     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279410000280     Document Type: Article

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