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Pub Date2009
ISBN9780195314304
Pages352
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Poor Women in Rich Countries: The Feminization of Poverty Over the Life Course

Gertrude Goldberg
Oxford University Press

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.

About the Author

Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg, DSW, is Professor of Social Policy and Director, Ph.D. Program in Social Work, Adelphi University.