Social and family policies in Italy: Not totally frozen but far from structural reforms

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 733-748

  Naldini, Manuela ^a   Saraceno, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Family policy; Gender equality; Italy; Social policy

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM; GENDER RELATIONS; IDEOLOGY; SOCIAL POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 55949104137     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2008.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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