A 'new politics' of austerity, workfare and gender? the UK coalition government's welfare reform proposals

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 355-367

  MacLeavy, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

austerity; gender; UK; welfare reform

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL POLICY; GENDER ROLE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PENSION SYSTEM; SOCIAL SECURITY; TAX SYSTEM; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE REFORM; WOMENS STATUS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 81855168250     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsr023     Document Type: Article

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