The State and Working Women : : A Comparative Study of Britain and Sweden / / Mary Ruggie.
Mary Ruggie's controversial study of British and Swedish labor market, anti-discrimination, and child care programs argues that gender-based policy alone cannot substantially raise the economic status of women workers. Rather, policies for women must be developed within the context of more gene...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1984 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (378 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF FIGURES -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. WOMEN, WORK, AND THE STATE: AN OVERVIEW -- CHAPTER 2. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE ECONOMY -- CHAPTER 3. BRITAIN: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT -- CHAPTER 4. SWEDEN: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY -- CHAPTER 5. BRITAIN: THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE -- CHAPTER 6. SWEDEN: THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE -- CHAPTER 7. WOMEN, WORKERS, AND STATE/SOCIETY RELATIONS -- INDEX |
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| Summary: | Mary Ruggie's controversial study of British and Swedish labor market, anti-discrimination, and child care programs argues that gender-based policy alone cannot substantially raise the economic status of women workers. Rather, policies for women must be developed within the context of more general economic and social policies.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781400856732 9783110413441 9783110413519 9783110442496 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9781400856732 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Mary Ruggie. |