Transcending the impact of the financial crisis in the United Kingdom: Towards plan F-a feminist economic strategy

Feminist Review

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-30

  Pearson, Ruth ^a   Elson, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

feminist economic strategy; feminist economics; Plan F; reproductive bargain; UK austerity policy; women's budget group

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923350762     PISSN: 01417789     EISSN: 14664380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/fr.2014.42     Document Type: Article

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