Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Notes on Editors; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 Paid Work, Unpaid Work and Welfare; 2 Citizenship, Family Policy and Women's Patterns of Employment; 3 Variation Within Post-Fordist and Liberal Welfare State Countries; 4 Welfare States, Labour Markets and Gender Relations in Transition; 5 Family Policy and Mothers' Employment; 6 Gendered Policies; 7 Combining Work and Family; 8 Childcare Policies in Japan; 9 Lone Mothers; 10 Changing Obligations and Expectations; Index
Summary
This volume represents the present state of the art in theoretical debate in welfare state scholarship, drawing on research from western Europe, North America and Japan
