Tipping the balance: The problematic nature of work-life balance in a low-income neighbourhood

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-537

  Dean, Hartley ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY STRUCTURE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37749047989     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S004727940700116X     Document Type: Article

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