Single mothers in Britain: Unsupported workers or mothers?

Single Mothers In International Context: Mothers Or Workers?

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 45-80

  Duncan, Simon ^a,b   Edwards, Rosalind ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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