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

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• List of tables and figures = ⅴ
• Acknowledgements = ⅸ
• Notes on contributors = xi
• Foreword : Lone parents : the UK policy context / Ruth Lister = xv
• one Comparing employment policies for lone parents cross-nationally : an introduction / Jane Millar ; Karen Rowlingson = 1
• Part 1 : Policies within specific countries
• two Helping British lone parents get and keep paid work / Alan Marsh = 11
• three Welfare reform and lone mothers' employment in the US / Jane Waldfogel ; Sandra K. Danziger ; Sheldon Danziger ; Kristin S. Seefeldt = 37
• four Lone parents and employment in Australia / Peter Whiteford = 61
• five Lone parents and employment in Norway / Anne Skevik = 87
• six Does it work? Employment policies for lone parents in the Netherlands / Trudie Knijn ; Frits van Wel = 107
• seven Lone parents, employment and social policy in France : lessons from a family-friendly policy / Christine Chambaz ; Claude Martin = 129
• Part 2 : Cross-cutting themes
• eight Orientations to work and the issue of care / Jane Lewis = 153
• nine The social, economic and demographic profile of lone parents / Karen Rowlingson = 169
• ten Work-related activity requirements and labour market programmes for lone parents / Jane Millar = 189
• eleven Making work pay policies for lone parents / Majella Kilkey ; Jonathan Bradshaw = 211
• twelve Lone mothers, employment and childcare / Hilary Land = 233
• Conclusions
• thirteen Supporting employment : emerging policy and practice / Karen Rowlingson ; Jane Millar = 255
• References = 265
• Index = 289