A welfare state paradox: State interventions and women's employment opportunities in 22 countries

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1910-1949

  Mandel, Hadas ^a   Semyonov, Moshe ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 33645136053     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499912     Document Type: Article

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