Lone parents, employment and social policy : cross-national comparisons / Jane Millar and Karen Rowlingson.
Material type: TextPublication details: Bristol : Policy, 2001.Description: 256p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9781861343215 (hbk.) :
- 9781861343208 (pbk.) :
- 1861343205 (pbk.
- 362.8294 MIL
- HD5701.5
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Comparing employment policies for lone parents cross-nationally: an introduction -- Part 1.Policies within specific countries -- 2.Helping British lone parents get and keep paid work -- 3.Welfare reform and lone mother\'s employment in the US -- 4.Lone parents and employment in Australia -- 5.Lone parents and employment in Norway -- 6.Does it work? Employment policies for lone parents in the Netherlands -- 7.Lone parents, employment and social policy in France : lessons from a family-friendly policy -- Part 2.: Cross-cutting themes -- 8.Orientations to work and the issue of care -- 9.The social, economic and demographic profile of lone parents -- 10.Work-related activity requirements and labour market programmes for lone parents -- 11.Making work pay policies for lone parents -- 12.Lone mothers, employment and childcare -- Conclusions -- 13.Supporting employment: emerging policy and practice.
This text analyses provisions for encouraging the participation of lone parents in the employment market in the UK, Australia, the USA, France, The Netherlands, and Norway.