The political economy of occupational family policies: Comparing workplaces in britain and Germany

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 741-764

  Seeleib Kaiser, Martin ^a   Fleckenstein, Timo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70449509491     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2009.00741.x     Document Type: Article

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