Changing social organizations of care: A comparison of European policy reforms encouraging paid domestic work

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-117

  Kvist, Elin ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cash for care; Domestic service reforms; Domestic work; Gender; Organization of care; Tax credits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862261096     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-012-0225-9     Document Type: Article

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