Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective

Author:   Jonathan Bradshaw ,  Aksel Hatland
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
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9781845426262


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   26 April 2006
Format:   Hardback
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This book is a comparative study of family change, parental employment and social policy in the five Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. In all these countries family forms have been profoundly affected by lower fertility rates, lower marriage rates, increased cohabitation, higher risks of relationship breakdown and episodes of lone parenthood. These changes have also been linked to an increase in the proportion of mothers participating in the labour market. The contributors to this book trace these social trends over the last twenty years and analyse how social policy has developed and evolved in response. They argue that while the Nordic countries pioneered efforts to recognise new family forms and reconcile work and family life, there is still considerable variation between them as well as some evidence that the non-Nordic countries are catching up. Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective will strongly appeal to academics and researchers of social policy as well as policy makers looking to learn from the experiences of these countries.

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Author:   Jonathan Bradshaw ,  Aksel Hatland
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9781845426262


ISBN 10:   1845426266
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   26 April 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Edited by Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor of Social Policy and Head, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, UK and Aksel Hatland, ISF, Norway

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