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Street-Level Bureaucrats as Individual Policymakers: The Relationship between Attitudes and Coping Behavior toward Vulnerable Children and Youth

Siddhartha BaviskarSFI–DANISH NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCHView further author information
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Søren C. WinterSFI–DANISH NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCHView further author information
Pages 316-353 | Published online: 09 Nov 2016

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