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Pursuing pronatalism: non-governmental organisations and population and family policy in Sweden and Finland, 1940s–1950s

Sophy Bergenheima Political History & Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 671-703 | Published online: 10 Aug 2020

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