Lone parents, employment and social policy : cross-national comparisons /

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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 offers an up-to-date analysis of policies and provisions in the UK, US, Australia, France, the Ne...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Millar, J., Rowlingson, Karen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, 2001.
Temas:
Single parents > Government policy > Cross-cultural studies.
Single parents > Employment > Cross-cultural studies.
Family policy > Cross-cultural studies.
Employment (Economic theory)
Employment
Parents uniques > Politique gouvernementale > Études transculturelles.
Parents uniques > Travail > Études transculturelles.
Politique familiale > Études transculturelles.
Emploi.
employing.
SELF-HELP > Adult Children of Substance Abusers.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Family policy.
Single parents > Employment.
Single parents > Government policy.
Alleenstaanden.
Ouders.
Werkgelegenheid.
Sociale politiek.
Cross-cultural studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword: Lone parents : the UK policy context / Ruth Lister
  • Comparing employment policies for lone parents cross-nationally : an introduction / Jane Millar and Karen Rowlingson
  • Part 1. Policies within specific countries
  • Helping British lone parents get and keep paid work / Alan Marsh
  • Welfare reform and lone mothers' employment in the US / Jane Waldfogel [and others]
  • Lone parents and employment in Australia / Peter Whiteford
  • Lone parents and employment in Norway / Anne Skevik
  • Does it work? Employment policies for lone parents in the Netherlands / Trudie Knijn and Frits van Wel
  • Lone parents, employment and social policy in France : lessons from a family-friendly policy / Christine Chambaz and Claude Martin
  • Part 2. Cross-cutting themes
  • Orientations to work and the issue of care / Jane Lewis
  • The social, economic and demographic profile of lone parents / Karen Rowlingson
  • Work-related activity requirements and labour market programmes for lone parents / Jane Millar
  • Making work pay policies for lone parents / Majella Kilkey and Jonathan Bradshaw
  • Lone mothers, employment and childcare / Hilary Land
  • Conclusions
  • Supporting employment : emerging policy and practice / Karen Rowlingson and Jane Millar.

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