Lone Mothers in European Welfare Regimes

Lone mothers in Germany before and after unification; lone mothers - the British case; lone mothers - the case of Ireland; lone mothers in the Netherlands; the parent worker model - lone mothers in Sweden; dilemmas of citizenship in Denmark - lone mothers between work and care; lone mothers in Italy - a hidden and embarrassing issue in a familist welfare regime.

Comparative studies like this widen the horizon and enable the reader to view their own country in a new perspective - In the chapter about Britain, the editor Jane Lewis offers a first rate account about the historical development of social policies in Britain.