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Making the Implicit Explicit

Gender Influences on Social Spending in Twelve Industrialized Democracies, 1980-99

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ID12425834
AuthorsCatherine Bolzendahl (0000-0001-6536-7741, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume16
Issue1
Pages40-81
Publication date2009-02-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1072-4745 • E-ISSN: 1468-2893
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/sp/jxp002
OpenAlexW2031568338
LanguageEN
Citations received53
References cited89

Journal Article Making the Implicit Explicit: Gender Influences on Social Spending in Twelve Industrialized Democracies, 1980–99 Get access Catherine Bolzendahl Catherine Bolzendahl Email: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, Volume 16, Issue 1, Spring 2009, Pages 40–81, https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxp002 Published: 11 February 2009

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