Lone mothers have received particular attention in family policy studies as a growing group, living in disadvantaged conditions with high poverty risks. Elisabetta Ruspini analyses lone mothers' poverty risks in five European countries and finds huge variations. Countries strongly supporting female employment, like the Scandinavian countries and countries with well-developed family policies like Belgium (or France), show lower poverty risks than countries in which both integration into the labour force and family benefits are less developed, like in Britain.

Ruspini, E. (2001). Lone Mothers’ Poverty in Europe: The cases of Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Sweden. In A. Pfenning, T. Bahle (a cura di), Families and Family Policies in Europe. Comparative Perspectives (pp. 221-244). Frankfurt am Main / New York : Peter Lang.

Lone Mothers’ Poverty in Europe: The cases of Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Sweden

Ruspini, E
2001

Abstract

Lone mothers have received particular attention in family policy studies as a growing group, living in disadvantaged conditions with high poverty risks. Elisabetta Ruspini analyses lone mothers' poverty risks in five European countries and finds huge variations. Countries strongly supporting female employment, like the Scandinavian countries and countries with well-developed family policies like Belgium (or France), show lower poverty risks than countries in which both integration into the labour force and family benefits are less developed, like in Britain.
Capitolo o saggio
Lone Mothers, Poverty, Poverty Risks, Longitudinal Research; Europe
English
Families and Family Policies in Europe. Comparative Perspectives
Pfenning, Astrid; Bahle, Thomas
2001
978-3-631-37078-0
Peter Lang
221
244
Ruspini, E. (2001). Lone Mothers’ Poverty in Europe: The cases of Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Sweden. In A. Pfenning, T. Bahle (a cura di), Families and Family Policies in Europe. Comparative Perspectives (pp. 221-244). Frankfurt am Main / New York : Peter Lang.
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