Solidarity and reciprocity in the social investment state: What can be learned from the case of flemish school allowances and truancy?

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 657-675

  Cantillon, Bea ^a   Van Lancker, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INVESTMENT; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATE ROLE;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84865464413     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279412000359     Document Type: Article

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