New Labour and the restructuring of welfare – what's in it for women?

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 51-65

  Scott, Gill ^a   Brown, Usha ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feminism; Roles; Society; United Kingdom; Welfare; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993054446     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330010788990     Document Type: Review

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