Lone parents, employment and social policy : : Cross-national comparisons / / ed. by Jane Millar, Karen Rowlingson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• MitwirkendeR: Bradshaw, Jonathan,; Chambaz, Christine,; Danziger, Sandra K.,; Danziger, Sheldon,; Kilkey, Majella,; Knijn, Trudie,; Land, Hilary,; Lewis, Jane,; Lister, Ruth,; Marsh, Alan,; Martin, Claude,; Millar, Jane,; Rowlingson, Karen,; Seefeldt, Kristin S.,; Skevik, Anne,; Waldfogel, Jane,; Whiteford, Peter,; van Wel, Frits,
• HerausgeberIn: Millar, Jane,; Rowlingson, Karen,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

Policy makers across the world are confronting issues relating to lone parents and employment, with many governments seeking to increase the participation of lone parents in the labour market. This book is based on an up-to-date analysis of provisions within particular countries, examining whether and how policies support and encourage employment, and drawing out policy lessons. The countries examined are the UK, USA, Australia, France, the Netherlands and Norway. Unlike other studies which have considered this issue, this book includes both country-specific chapters and makes thematic comparisons across countries. Chapters are written by leading experts on lone parenthood in each country. Lone parents, employment and social policy is essential reading for students in social policy, sociology, human geography, gender and women's studies, as well as policy makers and practitioners in the field of lone parents and employment. It will be of interest to those who want to know more about these policy developments but also to those interested in broader issues about gender and welfare states.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- Foreword: Lone parents: the UK policy context -- Comparing employment policies for lone parents cross-nationally: an introduction -- Policies within specific countries -- Helping British lone parents get and keep paid work -- Welfare reform and lone mothers’ employment in the US -- Lone parents and employment in Australia -- Lone parents and employment in Norway -- Does it work? Employment policies for lone parents in the Netherlands -- Lone parents, employment and social policy in France: lessons from a family-friendly policy -- Cross-cutting approaches -- Orientations to work and the issue of care -- The social, economic and demographic profile of lone parents -- Work-related activity requirements and labour market programmes for lone parents -- Making work pay policies for lone parents -- Lone mothers, employment and childcare -- Conclusion -- Supporting employment: emerging policy and practice -- References -- Index