Family policies in the context of family change. The Nordic countries in comparative perspective.

Sonst. Personen	Ostner, Ilona (Hrsg.); Schmitt, Christoph (Hrsg.)
Titel	Family policies in the context of family change. The Nordic countries in comparative perspective. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Familienpolitik im Kontext familialen Wandels. Die nordischen Länder in vergleichender Perspektive.
Quelle	Wiesbaden: VS Verl. für Sozialwissenschaften (2008), 214 S. PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	grafische Darstellungen
Zusatzinformation	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	978-3-531-14564-8
DOI	10.1007/978-3-531-90895-3
Schlagwörter	Heirat; Arbeitsmarkt; Armut; Deutschland; Europa; Familienpolitik; Finnland; Geburt; Großbritannien; Island; Kosten; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Niederlande; Norwegen; Skandinavien; Berufstätigkeit; Nordeuropa; Schweden; Wohlfahrtsstaat; Internationaler Vergleich; Benchmarking; Familienpolitik; Geburt; Armut; Wohlfahrtsstaat; Benchmarking; Kosten; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Arbeitsmarkt; Berufstätigkeit; Internationaler Vergleich; Deutschland; Europa; Finnland; Großbritannien; Island; Niederlande; Nordeuropa; Norwegen; Schweden; Skandinavien
Abstract	"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." (author's abstract). Index: Ulla Björnberg, Lillemor Dahlgren: Family policy. The case of Sweden (37-56); Peter Abrahamson, Cecilie Wehner: Current issues of family policy in Denmark (57-74); Katja Forssen; Anne-Mari Jaakola, Veli-Matti Ritakallio: Family policy in Finland (75-88); Anne Skevik; Aksel Hatland: Family policies in Norway (89-107); Gudny Eydal; Stefan Olafsson: Family policies in Iceland: an overview (109-127); Naomi Finch: Family policies in the UK (129-154); Trudie Knijn: Private responsibility and some support. Family policies in the Netherlands (155-173); Sigrid Leitner, Ilona Ostner, Christoph Schmitt: Family policies in Germany (175-202).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2008/4