This book - multi-disciplinary and comparative in design - shows evidence from over 40 countries, along with detailed case studies of Sweden, Iceland, Scotland, and the UK. It covers aspects of well-being that include poverty, good quality ...
In addition, the research examined the wider impact of being in work on lone parents and their children." -- Back cover.
5 For a more detailed overview of issues when conducting comparative research on work and income with EU-SILC, see Lohmann (2011). ... Fighting working poverty in post-industrial economies: Causes, tradeoffs and policy solutions.
With first hand accounts and detailed financial data, Making Ends Meet tells the real story of the challenges, hardships, and survival strategies of America's poorest families.
Single and Pregnant: Single Mothers' Guide to Benefits and Employment Rights
The countries examined are the UK, USA, Australia, France, the Netherlands and Norway. Unlike other studies which have considered this issue, this book includes both country-specific chapters and makes thematic comparisons across countries.
This 1991 book analyzes the flows into and out of lone parenthood, using demographic and employment histories from a British national survey carried out in 1980.
Lone Parent Obligations: Following Lone Parents' Journeys from Benefits to Work
A Question of Balance: Lone Parents, Childcare and Work
The New Deal for Lone Parents, Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews and Working Families' Tax Credit: A Review of Impacts