The role and effectiveness of time policies for reconciliation of care responsibilities

Modernising Social Policy for the New Life Course

Volumn 9789264041271, Issue , 2007, Pages 75-116

  Fagan, Colette ^a   Walthery, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84880600664     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1787/9789264041271-4-en     Document Type: Chapter

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