The Money or the Care: A comparison of couple and sole parent households' time allocation to work and children

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-539

  Craig, Lyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 34548558558     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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