Poor Women in Rich Countries: The Feminization of Poverty Over the Life Course

by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg

Book Overview

The first book to study women's poverty over the life course, this wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women--while also considering partnered women and immigrants--in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

In a rich analysis of labor market and social welfare sectors, Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195314301
• ISBN13: 9780195314304
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"