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Book SynopsisMary 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
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF TABLES, pg. ix*LIST OF FIGURES, pg. xi*PREFACE, pg. xiii*CHAPTER 1. WOMEN, WORK, AND THE STATE: AN OVERVIEW, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE ECONOMY, pg. 27*CHAPTER 3. BRITAIN: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT, pg. 88*CHAPTER 4. SWEDEN: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, pg. 143*CHAPTER 5. BRITAIN: THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE, pg. 182*CHAPTER 6. SWEDEN: THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE, pg. 249*CHAPTER 7. WOMEN, WORKERS, AND STATE/SOCIETY RELATIONS, pg. 294*INDEX, pg. 347
