The comparative political economy of parental leave and child care: Evidence from twenty OECD countries

Social Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-344

  Lambert, Priscilla A ^a  

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EID: 51849097800     PISSN: 10724745     EISSN: 14682893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sp/jxn013     Document Type: Article

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