Part 1 Issues from Britain: perspectives on caring; employment and care, paid and unpaid work - the socio-economic position of informal carers in Britain; balancing work and care in Britain. Part 2 European perspectives: female carers for elderly people - implications for women's labour market participation in Ireland; eldercare and the workplace - a new challenge for all social partners in Germany. Part 3 Transatlantic experience: eldercare and work research in the United States; work and care of elderly people - a Canadian perspective; conclusion - rethinking perspectives.
