Poverty, social assistance, and the employability of mothers: restructuring welfare states

"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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1. Verfasser: Baker, Maureen (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto Univ. of Toronto Press 1999
Schriftenreihe:Studies in comparative political economy and public policy 8
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Zusammenfassung:"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."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:X, 316 S.
ISBN:0802043577

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