Social Innovation and Welfare State Retrenchment
A Comparative Analysis of Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe and Beyond
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
Av Raquel Gallego, Sheila González Motos, Lara Maestripieri, Spain) Gallego, Raquel (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain) Gonzalez Motos, Sheila (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) Maestripieri, Lara (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Sheila González Motos
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2024-12-03
- Mått152 x 229 x 19 mm
- Vikt467 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor272
- FörlagEmerald Publishing Limited
- ISBN9781837539291