Comparing Care Regimes in Europe

Feminist Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Bettio, Francesca ^a   Plantenga, Janneke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childcare; Elderly care; Europe; Families; Social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144289131     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354570042000198245     Document Type: Review

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