In support of mothers' employment: Limits to policy convergence in the EU?

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-49

  Avdeyeva, Olga ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childcare; Family taxation; Maternity and parental leave; Policy convergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646014159     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00583.x     Document Type: Article

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