Single Parents and Child Support Systems An International Comparison Edited by Kay Cook, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, Thomas Meysen, SOCLES International Centre for SocioLegal Studies, Germany and Adrienne Byrt, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia ‘Designing policy for separating families is thorny yet consequential. This book not only provides an excellent overview of current policy but also addresses new policy dilemmas and explores ideas for dramatic change. The authors achieve an excellent balance between policy specifics within countries and thoughtful discussion of the broader and enduring issues that emerge when comparing different contexts. Read it!’ – Daniel R. Meyer, University of Wisconsin–Madison, US Feb 2024 c 248 pp Hardback 978 1 80088 239 3 c £100.00 / c $145.00 eBook • Elgaronline New Horizons in Social Policy series A Research Agenda for Financial Resources within the Household Edited by Fran Bennett, University of Oxford, UK, Silvia Avram, University of Essex, UK and Siobhan Austen, Curtin University, Australia ‘How resources are distributed within households is notoriously difficult to analyse. The 15 chapters of this book offer a remarkable review of the conceptual and methodological challenges faced and the advances in research on intra-household management and allocation of resources, the importance of the issues raised and their implications for the assessment of individual economic well-being, autonomy and living conditions, and for public policies. 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