Women's lifestyle preferences in the 21st century: Implications for family policy

The Future of Motherhood in Western Societies: Late Fertility and its Consequences

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 177-195

  Hakim, Catherine ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8969-4_12     Document Type: Chapter

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