The OECD's discourse on the reconciliation of work and family life

Global Social Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-204

  Mahon, Rianne ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inclusive liberalism; Organizational discourse; Reconciliation of work and family life; Transnational governance

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LIBERALISM; NEOLIBERALISM; OECD; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70349193696     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: 17412803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018109104625     Document Type: Article

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