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Starting in our own backyards : how working families can build community and survive the new economy
Title:
Starting in our own backyards : how working families can build community and survive the new economy
Author:
Bookman, Ann, 1948-
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Routledge, 2004.
Physical Description:
xiii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
New terrain for work and family : making the community connection -- How friendly is the family-friendly workplace? : a look at the biotech industry -- All in the family : it's not a private affair -- Community as a starting point : place and participation -- More than roads and bridges -- Childcare and other building blocks of civil society -- The PTA is not the problem -- Not by bread alone -- The trials of a full-time working mom : or how I became a part-time worker and a part-time community activist -- From backyards to corporate boardrooms and beyond : all stakeholders welcome -- The call of community : vocation and avocation.
ISBN:
9780415935883
Format :
Book