Poor women in rich countries
Subtitle: the feminization of poverty over the life course
By: edited by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg.
Contributors: Goldberg, Gertrude S.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780195314304
Subjects: Poor women -- Developed countries -- Cross-cultural studies; Women heads of households -- Developed countries -- Cross-cultural studies; Poverty -- Developed countries -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Description: This wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.