Title Single mothers and the state : the politics of care in Sweden and the United States / Celia Winkler

Published Lanham, Md. ; Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield, [2002] ©2002

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Description viii, 293 pages ; 24 cm Contents Ch. 1. Introduction: The Canary in the Coal Mine -- Ch. 2. Inclusion and Exclusion: Exploring Historical Differences in Welfare States -- Ch. 3. The United States: Introducing Women as Individuals -- Ch. 4. Equality and Work in Sweden: Creating a Woman-Friendly Labor Market -- Ch. 5. Women's Economic Independence and Family in Sweden -- Ch. 6. Neoliberalism and Solo Mothers in the United States -- Ch. 7. Women's Work and the Rise of Neoliberalism in Sweden -- Ch. 8. Privatizing the Family in Neoliberal Sweden -- Ch. 9. Equality and Freedom for Solo Mothers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Single mothers -- Government policy -- Sweden. Family policy -- Sweden. Single mothers -- Government policy -- United States. Family policy -- United States. LC no. 2001048801 ISBN 0847691314 hardback 0847691322 paperback

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