Family policies, norms about gender roles and fertility decisions in France and Germany

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research

Volumn , Issue 1, 2011, Pages 259-282

  Rossier, Clémentine ^a   Brachet, Sara ^a   Salles, Anne ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^b NONE

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EID: 84865844193     PISSN: 17284414     EISSN: 17285305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1553/populationyearbook2011s259     Document Type: Article

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