Exploring the growth of paid domestic labour: A case study of London

Geography

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-251

  Cox, Rosie ^a  

^a Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WORK; GENDER ROLE; LABOR MARKET; MIGRANT WORKER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033893779     PISSN: 00167487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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