Quisumbing, Agnes; Hallman, Kelly; Ruel, Marie - In: Journal of Development Studies 43 (2007) 3, pp. 420-455
This paper analyses work, childcare, and earnings of mothers in the slums of Guatemala City and Accra. Similar factors affect decisions to work and to use formal daycare, but the importance of childcare varies with the role of the formal labour sector. In Guatemala, where formal sector work is...