Work, Life and Time in the New Economy: An introduction

Time & Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-64

  Perrons, Diane ^a   Fagan, Colette ^b   McDowell, Linda ^c   Ray, Kath ^d   Ward, Kevin ^e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 20744457743     PISSN: 0961463X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X05050298     Document Type: Article

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