Structural change, the social policy environment and female employment in Turkey

Development and Change

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 517-538

  Buĝra, Ayşe ^a   Yakut Cakar, Burcu ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GENDER ROLE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR SUPPLY; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

TURKEY;

EID: 77955033359     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2010.01643.x     Document Type: Article

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