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Poverty, social assistance, and the employability of mothers : restructuring welfare states / / Maureen Baker and David Tippin
| Poverty, social assistance, and the employability of mothers : restructuring welfare states / / Maureen Baker and David Tippin |
| Autore | Baker Maureen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.83/9 |
| Collana | Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy |
| Soggetto topico |
Mothers - Government policy
Poor women - Government policy Public welfare Employability |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786612028625
1-4426-7866-6 1-282-02862-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Setting the Stage -- 2. Gendering the Analysis of Restructuring -- 3. Government Debt and Policy Choices: Restructuring in Canada -- 4. From Public to Private Dependency? Reforming Policies in Australia -- 5. The ‘Great Experiment’: Restructuring New Zealand’s Social Programs -- 6. The United Kingdom: Restructuring the ‘Nanny State’ -- 7. Welfare-State Restructuring: The Poverty of Employability -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456526603321 |
Baker Maureen
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Poverty, social assistance, and the employability of mothers : restructuring welfare states / / Maureen Baker and David Tippin
| Poverty, social assistance, and the employability of mothers : restructuring welfare states / / Maureen Baker and David Tippin |
| Autore | Baker Maureen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.83/9 |
| Collana | Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy |
| Soggetto topico |
Mothers - Government policy
Poor women - Government policy Public welfare Employability |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Cross-cultural studies.
Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786612028625
1-4426-7866-6 1-282-02862-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""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""
""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"" ""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"" ""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"" ""S""""t""; ""u""; ""v""; ""w""; ""y""; ""z"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780536703321 |
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Baker Maureen
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Poverty, social assistance, and the employability of mothers : restructuring welfare states / / Maureen Baker and David Tippin
| Poverty, social assistance, and the employability of mothers : restructuring welfare states / / Maureen Baker and David Tippin |
| Autore | Baker Maureen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (327 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.83/9 |
| Collana | Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy |
| Soggetto topico |
Mothers - Government policy
Poor women - Government policy Public welfare Employability |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Cross-cultural studies.
Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786612028625
1-4426-7866-6 1-282-02862-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""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""
""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"" ""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"" ""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"" ""S""""t""; ""u""; ""v""; ""w""; ""y""; ""z"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807187503321 |
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Baker Maureen
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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