The Triple Bind of Single-Parent Families: Resources, Employment and Policies to Improve Wellbeing, First Edition
Contributions by Natascha Van Mechelen, Anne Grege Toge, Sabine Hubgen, Malin Bergstrom, Viveca Ostberg, Marina Fernandez Salgado, Juho Härkönen, Janet Gornick, Gideon Calder, Diego Collado, Bea Cantillon, Guðný Björk Eydal, Ann Morissens, Yekaterina Chzhen, Antonia Keung, Jonathan Bradshaw, Joakim Palme, Rense Nieuwenhuis, Karen Modesta Olsen, Ingrid Esser, Nicklas Korsell, Ann-Zofie Duvander, Wim Van Lancker, Young Hwan-Byun, Ive Marx, Jeroen Horemans, Hannah Zagel, Sara Brolin Laftman, Emma Fransson, Jaap Dronkers, Marloes de Lange, Susan Harkness, Morag C. Treanor, Eva Sierminska, edited by Rense Nieuwenhuis, Laurie C. Maldonado


Hardback | Mar 2018 | Policy Press | 9781447333647 | 504pp | 234x156mm | RFB | AUD$192.99, NZD$229.99

This book presents evidence from over 40 countries that shows how single parents face a triple bind of inadequate resources, employment and policies, which in combination further complicate their lives. Leading international scholars challenge our current understanding of what works and draw policy lessons on how to improve the well-being of single parents and their children.