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Family Policies in the Context of Family Change - The Nordic Countries in Comparative Perspective

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A better work-life balance for working parents has become an imperative social policy issue in most contemporary welfare states and sets two objectives: to increase flexible labour forces as well as the number of daycare facilities and to improve children´s overall education. Drawing upon up-to-date empirical data, the volume provides detailed insights in policies targeting families, above all, women as (to be) parents and workers. It compares experiences made in Nordic countries during the last 20 years. These countries have become paragons for policies that apparently work in favour of improving the work-life balance, equal employment opportunities and public child care. The Netherlands, Germany and the UK are taken in as countries that provide contrasts in employment patterns and family-related policies. The volume is a timely contribution to ongoing debates on 'policies that work' and related quests for policy-learning in regard to boosting female employment, maintaining, even increasing, birth-rates and investing in human resources.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Family Policy. The Case of Sweden.- Current Issues of Family Policy in Denmark.- Family Policies in Finland.- Family Policies in Norway.- Family Policy in Iceland: An Overview.- Family Policies in the UK.- Private Responsibility and Some Support. Family Policies in The Netherlands.- Family Policies in Germany.- Conclusion.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Ilona Ostner, Dr. phil., ist Professorin für Vergleichende Sozialpolitik an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.

Zusammenfassung

A better work-life balance for working parents has become an imperative social policy issue in most contemporary welfare states and sets two objectives: to increase flexible labour forces as well as the number of daycare facilities and to improve children´s overall education. Drawing upon up-to-date empirical data, the volume provides detailed insights in policies targeting families, above all, women as (to be) parents and workers. It compares experiences made in Nordic countries during the last 20 years. These countries have become paragons for policies that apparently work in favour of improving the work-life balance, equal employment opportunities and public child care. The Netherlands, Germany and the UK are taken in as countries that provide contrasts in employment patterns and family-related policies. The volume is a timely contribution to ongoing debates on ‘policies that work’ and related quests for policy-learning in regard to boosting female employment, maintaining, even increasing, birth-rates and investing in human resources.

Vorwort

The Nordic Countries in Comparative Perspective

Produktdetails

Mitarbeit Ilon Ostner (Herausgeber), Ilona Ostner (Herausgeber), Schmitt (Herausgeber), Schmitt (Herausgeber), Christoph Schmitt (Herausgeber)
Verlag VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
 
Sprache Englisch, Deutsch
Produktform Taschenbuch
Erschienen 15.02.2008
 
EAN 9783531145648
ISBN 978-3-531-14564-8
Seiten 209
Gewicht 376 g
Illustration VI, 209 S.
Themen Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft

Soziologie, Sozialarbeit, Familienpolitik, Sozialpolitik, Interaktion, Kinder, Soziale Arbeit, Education, Kindertagesstätte, Education, general, Geburtenrate, Vergleichende Studie

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