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1 online resource (x, 316 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Studies in comparative political economy and public policy ; 8
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Studies in comparative political economy and public policy ; 8.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 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. |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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""CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF TABLES""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""1 Setting the Stage""; ""Introduction""; ""Objective of This Study""; ""The Political Economy of Social-Program Development""; ""Mothering, Dependency, and Employability""; ""Choice of Countries""; ""Comparing the Four Countries""; ""Outline of the Book""; ""2 Gendering the Analysis of Restructuring""; ""Introduction""; ""'Malestream' Theories of the Welfare State""; ""Feminist Approaches to Welfare Reforms""; ""Dependency and Social Assistance""; ""Employability Programs""; ""Employability Policy: Implications for Low-income Mothers"" |
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""Conclusion""""3 Government Debt and Policy Choices: Restructuring in Canada""; ""Introduction""; ""Debt and the Canadian Welfare State""; ""A Brief Overview of Federal Social Programs""; ""Provincial Social-Assistance Programs""; ""Restructuring Canadian Social Programs""; ""Opposition to Restructuring""; ""Conclusion""; ""4 From Public to Private Dependency? Reforming Policies in Australia""; ""Introduction""; ""Overview of Social Programs in Australia""; ""The Social-Security Review and Its Aftermath""; ""'Choice' and Government Rhetoric""; ""Conclusion"" |
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""5 The 'Great Experiment': Restructuring New Zealand's Social Programs""""Introduction""; ""The Development of Social Security in New Zealand""; ""Restructuring the New Zealand Political Economy""; ""Social-Program Restructuring: Redefining Dependency""; ""Restructuring Social Programs: Towards Employability?""; ""Consolidating New Directions: Well-being and Responsibility""; ""Conclusion""; ""6 The United Kingdom: Restructuring the 'Nanny State'""; ""Introduction""; ""The Questioning of Collectivism and Social Citizenship""; ""Restructuring British Social Programs for Low-Income Mothers"" |
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""The Universal Child Benefit and Income-Tax Benefits""""Child Support""; ""Childcare""; ""Welfare to Paid Work: 'New Deals' for the Unemployable""; ""The Impact of the European Union""; ""Conclusion""; ""7 Welfare-State Restructuring: The Poverty of Employability""; ""Introduction""; ""Cross-National Variations in Welfare States""; ""Factors Affecting Restructuring""; ""Conclusion: Towards a Theory of Welfare-State Restructuring""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R"" |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mothers -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Mothers -- Government policy. |
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Cross-cultural studies.
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Mothers. |
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Poor women -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Poor women -- Government policy. |
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Poor women. |
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Electronic books.
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Mothers. |
| Added Author |
Tippin, David John, 1952-
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Print version: Baker, Maureen. Poverty, social assistance, and the employability of mothers. Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©1999 (DLC) 00698236 (OCoLC)41661869 |
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9781442678668 (electronic book) |
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1442678666 (electronic book) |
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9780802043573 |
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0802043577 (bound) |
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0802081800 (paperback) |
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9780802081803 (paperback) |
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