Lone parents, employment and social policy : Cross-national comparisons /
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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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol
Policy Press
2001
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 Netherlands and Norway. It examines whether and how policies support and encourage employment, and draws out policy lessons. Chapters are written by leading experts on lone parenthood in each country. |
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Notas: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-288) and index |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (320 pages): Illustrations |
ISBN: | 9781847425386 |