Masculinisation of the public sector: Local-level studies of public sector outsourcing in elder care

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-67

  Ahl, Helene ^a   Nelson, Teresa ^a   Sundin, Elisabeth ^a   Tillmar, Malin ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elder care; Entrepreneurialism; Public administration; Public sector organizations; Sweden; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979058317     PISSN: 17566266     EISSN: 17566274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17566261011026547     Document Type: Article

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