Making time for working parents: Comparing public childcare provision

Social Policeis, Labour Markets and Motherhood: A Comparative Analysis of European Countries

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 28-62

  De Henau, Jérôme ^a   Meulders, Danièle ^b,c   O’Dorchai, Síle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

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EID: 84928273854     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511493409.003     Document Type: Chapter

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