Forgotten families : ending the growing crisis confronting children and working parents in the global economy / Jody Heymann.
"Based on over 1,000 in-depth interviews and survey data from more than 55,000 families spanning five continents, Forgotten Families is the first truly global account of how the changing conditions of work threaten children, women and men, and the infirm. It addresses problems faced by working...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Oxford Scholarship Online Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Based on over 1,000 in-depth interviews and survey data from more than 55,000 families spanning five continents, Forgotten Families is the first truly global account of how the changing conditions of work threaten children, women and men, and the infirm. It addresses problems faced by working families in industrialized and developing countries alike, touching on issues of child health and development, barriers to parents getting and keeping jobs, and problems families confront daily and in times of crisis."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 306 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199851360 9780199851362 |