Mothers or workers? The value of women's labor: Women and the emergence of family allowance policy

Gender and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 376-399

  Misra, Joya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032378115     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124398012004002     Document Type: Article

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