{"product_id":"9780195314304","title":"Poor Women in Rich Countries: The Feminization of Poverty Over the Life Course","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a rich analysis of labor market and social welfare sectors, Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg and a team of outstanding international contributors conclude that both living-wage employment and government provision of adequate benefits and services are necessary if lone women are to achieve a socially acceptable living standard. Taken together, the chapters extend a feminist critique of welfare state theories and chart nations' disparate progress against poverty — probing, for instance, how Sweden emerged a leader in the prevention of women's poverty while the United States continues to lag. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy identifying the social and economic policies that enable women to live independently, Poor Women in Rich Countries provides nothing less than a blueprint for abolishing women's poverty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022909653232,"sku":"9780195314304","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780195314304_p0.jpg?v=1763664156","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780195314304","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}