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Lone Mothers Between Paid Work and Care

by Majella Kilkey

Case studiesSingle mothersGovernment policyChild care servicesWelfare economicsEconomic conditionsEmployment

This study compares and contrasts how lone mothers' relationships to paid work and care-giving are constructed, and with what outcomes for lone mothers' levels of economic well-being. The book explores the implications of the re-orientation of lone mothers' citizenship within the UK policy field.

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Book data: Open Library