Why pay child benefits to mothers?

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-70

  Woolley, Frances ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 2442505512     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552580     Document Type: Article

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