Choice and Welfare reform: Lone parents' decision making around paid work and family life

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-293

  Rafferty, Anthony ^a   Wiggan, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; PUBLIC SERVICE; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 82455251101     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S004727941100002X     Document Type: Article

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