Wearing out the work ethic: Population ageing, fertility and work-life balance

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 671-688

  Dey, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; CHILD CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FERTILITY; LABOR SUPPLY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748516144     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279406000134     Document Type: Article

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