The Freud report on the future of welfare to work: Some critical reflections

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 534-545

  Grover, Chris ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Freud Report; Gender; Paid work; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; GENDER ISSUE; PATRIARCHY; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE REFORM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38149075095     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018307081812     Document Type: Article

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