A very private business: Exploring the demand for migrant domestic workers

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-264

  Anderson, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Au pairs; Demand; Domestic workers; Employers; Immigration; Market; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547167846     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: 14617420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506807079013     Document Type: Article

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