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Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 2008 1(1):69-88; doi:10.1093/cjres/rsm004
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Male worklessness and the rise of lone parenthood in Great Britain

Robert Rowthorn* and David Webster{dagger}

* Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DD, UK. rer3{at}econ.cam.ac.uk
{dagger} Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow, G2 1DU, UK and Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow, 25 Bute Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RS, UK. david.webster{at}drs.glasgow.gov.uk


  Abstract

Deindustrialization has eliminated many traditionally male jobs in Great Britain. Using geographical comparisons based on Census data, this paper estimates that the resulting fall in male employment explains between 38% and 59% of the 1.16m increase in lone parent families over the period 1971–2001. The impact was greatest in the areas which suffered most from industrial decline. Higher male employment would help to contain, and maybe reverse, the growth of lone parenthood, by reducing inflows into lone parenthood and increasing outflows through re-partnering and consequent stepfamily formation. Female employment is found to have no consistent net effect on lone parenthood.

Keywords: lone parents/parenthood, lone motherhood, female headed families, family structure, unemployment, worklessness

Received on March 27, 2007. Accepted on October 9, 2007.

JEL Classifications: I32, J11, J12, J16


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