Poor women in rich countries : the feminization of poverty over the life course / edited by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg. - xii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

: Revisiting the Feminization of Poverty in Cross-National Perspective / : Sweden: The Feminization of Poverty? / : Feminization of Poverty: The French Case / : Germany: Deviating from the Male Breadwinner Norm / : The United Kingdom: The Feminization of Poverty? / : Women's Poverty in Canada: Cross-Currents in an Ebbing Tide / : The Italian Case / : Feminization of Poverty in Japan: A Special Case? / : Feminized Poverty in the United States: Any Surprises? / : Summary, Synthesis, and Conclusions, Part 1: The Poverty of Lone Women, Their Diversity, and Income Sources / : Summary, Synthesis and Conclusions, Part 2: Social and Economic Policies for Lone Women / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Diane Sainsbury and Ann Morissens -- Claude Martin -- Ute Klammer -- Jane Millar -- Patricia Evans -- Enrica Morlicchio and Elena Spinelli -- Kimiko Kimoto and Kumiko Hagiwara -- Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

0195314301 9780195314304

2009014124


Poor women--Developed countries--Cross-cultural studies
Women heads of households--Developed countries--Cross-cultural studies
Poverty--Developed countries--Cross-cultural studies

HQ1155 / .P66 2010

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