Of scalar hierarchies and welfare redesign: Child care in three Canadian cities

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-466

  Mahon, Rianne ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian cities; Child care; Gender and social reproduction; Politics of scale; Scalar hierarchies; Welfare redesign

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE REFORM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751020284     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2006.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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