Making visible the hidden economy: The case for gender-impact analysis of economic policy

Feminist Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-70

  Himmelweit, Susan ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care; Economic policy; Gender impact assessment; Paid and unpaid economies; Tax and benefit system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036489359     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700110104864     Document Type: Article

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