Continuity and consensus: Governing families in Denmark

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Continuity and consensus : Governing families in Denmark. / Abrahamson, Peter.

In: Journal of European Social Policy, Vol. 20, No. 5, 2010, p. 399-409.

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Abrahamson, P 2010, 'Continuity and consensus: Governing families in Denmark', Journal of European Social Policy, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 399-409. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928710380479

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Abrahamson, P. (2010). Continuity and consensus: Governing families in Denmark. Journal of European Social Policy, 20(5), 399-409. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928710380479

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Abrahamson P. Continuity and consensus: Governing families in Denmark. Journal of European Social Policy. 2010;20(5):399-409. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928710380479

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Abrahamson, Peter. / Continuity and consensus : Governing families in Denmark. In: Journal of European Social Policy. 2010 ; Vol. 20, No. 5. pp. 399-409.

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