The countries with the lowest rates of child poverty tend to be those that have high rates of sole parent employment. These countries - Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, and Austria - generally focus on a return to work for sole parents when children are quite young AND HAVE GENEROUS CHILDCARE PROVISIONS - WWG 2010. I think this is the only sensible paragraph I have read in the whole WWG document, and yet it was one of the only recommendations not implemented in the recent welfare reforms. It really is no wonder we are doing so poorly if we choose to transfer ineffective policies from overseas yet ignore the ones that actually work. Sigh.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 04:04:29 +0000
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