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HISTORY OF CHILD WELFARE: A Present Political Concern

Johanna Skölda Department of Thematic Studies, Child Studies Unit, Linköping University, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1090-9798View further author information
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Pirjo Markkolab Faculty of Social Sciences/History, Tampere University, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 143-158 | Received 13 Mar 2020, Accepted 28 Apr 2020, Published online: 18 Aug 2020

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