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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Catherine Hakim (Senior Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, London School of Economics)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.651kg ISBN: 9780199242092ISBN 10: 0199242097 Pages: 356 Publication Date: 09 November 2000 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The failure to predict 3: Causes of the new scenario 4: The polarisation of preferences and behaviour 5: Things are different in the younger generation 6: Heterogeneous preferences 7: Marriage markets and educational equality 8: Policy applications 9: Preferences among men 10: ConclusionReviewsAn interesting book ... Hakim does focus on an increasingly important issue, which will exercise policy-makers in the years ahead. * Robert Taylor, Financial Times * A compelling book, original in its approach and its theoretical development ... An important contribution of Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century comes in the consideration Hakim gives to the implications of preference theory for the impact of public policies on women's (and men's) choices about employment, family, and the combination of the two. * Population and Development Review * A compelling book, original in its approach and its theoretical development ... An important contribution of Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century comes in the consideration Hakim gives to the implications of preference theory for the impact of public policies on women's (and men's) choices about employment, family, and the combination of the two. Population and Development Review An interesting book ... Hakim does focus on an increasingly important issue, which will exercise policy-makers in the years ahead. Robert Taylor, Financial Times `an interesting book ... she does focus on an increasingly important issue, which will exercise policy-makers in the years ahead' Robert Taylor, Financial Times Author InformationCatherine Hakim, Senior Research Fellow, London School of Economics Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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