Poverty, Social Assistance, and the Empl : Restructuring Welfare States /

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"Why do some welfare states provide income support for mothers to care for their school-aged children at home while others expect them to find employment when their youngest child is six months old? This study, a fundamental contribution to social policy and social-welfare theory, compares rece...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baker, Maureen
Other Authors: Tippin, David John, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Berufstätigkeit
Sozialhilfe
Mutter
Reform
Wohlfahrtsstaat
Poor women > Government policy.
Mothers > Government policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Femmes pauvres > Politique gouvernementale > Études transculturelles.
Meres > Politique gouvernementale > Études transculturelles.
Poor women > Government policy > Cross-cultural studies.
Mothers > Government policy > Cross-cultural studies.
Kanada.
Kanada
Neuseeland
Grossbritannien
Australien
Cross-cultural studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Why do some welfare states provide income support for mothers to care for their school-aged children at home while others expect them to find employment when their youngest child is six months old? This study, a fundamental contribution to social policy and social-welfare theory, compares recent efforts to restructure social programs for low-income mothers in four countries: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. While these countries are sometimes classified as 'liberal' welfare states, this book demonstrates that they vary considerably in terms of benefit development, expectations concerning maternal employment, and restructuring processes."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages).
ISBN:9781442678668

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