Well-being: The next revolution in children's services?

Journal of Children's Services

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-50

  Jordan, Bill ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's services; Economic theory of services; Happiness; Quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992979811     PISSN: 17466660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17466660200600005     Document Type: Review

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