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This edited volume assesses from a variety of perspectives the policies introduced to support the development of household services across Europe. It highlights the impact of these costly policies on the creation of low quality jobs and on labour market dualisation, and questions their social and economic outcomes.

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Author:   Nathalie Morel ,  Clément Carbonnier
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   4.827kg
ISBN:  

9781137473714

ISBN 10:   1137473711
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   17 September 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Taking The Low Road: The Political Economy Of Household Services In Europe; Nathalie Morel And Clément Carbonnier PART I: THE POLITICS OF SUBSIDIZING DOMESTIC SERVICES IN EUROPE 2. The Politics Of Tax Exemptions For Household Services In France; Virginie Guiraudon; Clémence Ledoux 3. Creating A 'Personal Services' Sector In France; Florence Jany-Catrice 4. The Politics Of Domestic Outsourcing In Finland And Sweden; Heikki Hiilamo 5. State Policies Encouraging The Outsourcing Of Personal And Household Labour In Germany: Familialism And Women's Employment In Conservative Welfare States; Karen Shire PART II: TAKING THE LOW ROAD? THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-END SERVICE ECONOMY FOR EUROPE 6. Clean Homes On Dirty Conditions? – Regulation And Working Conditions In The Domestic Work Sector In Sweden; Catharina Calleman 7. Employment Quality In The Sector Of Personal And Household Services: Status And Impact Of Public Policies In France; François-Xavier Devetter; Marion Lefebvre 8. Regulating Migrants As A Low-Cost Solution: The Formalisation Of A Dual Care Labour Market In Austria; Juliane Winkelmann; Andrea E. Schmidt; Kai Leichsenring PART III: MONEY WELL SPENT? SERVICES USED, BENEFICIARIES AND EMPLOYMENT EFFECT OF THESE POLICIES 9. Matthew Runs Amok: The Belgian Service Voucher Scheme; Ive Marx; Dieter Vandelannoote 10. The Swedish Rut-Deduction: A Subsidy For Formal Employment Or For High Income Earners' Leisure Time?; Anita Nyberg 11. The Finnish Tax Reduction For Domestic Costs: Consumption Patterns; Kristiina Aalto 12. Job Creation, Public Cost And Distributive Profile Of Tax Allowances For Household Services In France; Clément Carbonnier

Reviews

This is a wonderfully illuminating book presenting a new incisive analysis of the political economy of household services. [...] A major contribution to understanding the contradictions of neo-liberal welfare policies. - Fiona Williams, University of Leeds, UK Nathalie Morel and Clement Carbonnier have assembled a truly impressive array of experts [...].The cross-disciplinary approach bringing together, among others, political scientists, economists and sociologists provides a rich array of lenses with which to view reliance on tax credits as a replacement for more familiar policy instruments in order to achieve market-making policy effects. - Jane Jenson, Universite de Montreal, Canada This book puts into perspective some celebrated employment miracles, which, if on the one hand they allowed low skilled individuals to access jobs, at the same time reinforced old inequalities and generated new ones. With its multidisciplinary approach, this book sheds light on the increasing use of fiscal instruments in Continental and Nordic welfare states to foster low skilled employment, on the labour market outcomes of these policies, as well as on their social and welfare consequences. A recommended reading to all those who want to understand the complexity of post-industrial societies. - Giuliano Bonoli, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, Switzerland

This is a wonderfully illuminating book presenting a new incisive analysis of the political economy of household services. [...] A major contribution to understanding the contradictions of neo-liberal welfare policies. - Fiona Williams, University of Leeds, UK Nathalie Morel and Clement Carbonnier have assembled a truly impressive array of experts [...].The cross-disciplinary approach bringing together, among others, political scientists, economists and sociologists provides a rich array of lenses with which to view reliance on tax credits as a replacement for more familiar policy instruments in order to achieve market-making policy effects. - Jane Jenson, Universite de Montreal, Canada

Author Information

Clément Carbonnier, University of Cergy-Pontoise, France Nathalie Morel, Sciences Po, France Kristiina Aalto, University of Helsinki, Finland Catharina Calleman, Stockholm University, Sweden François-Xavier Devetter, University of Lille, France Virginie Guiraudon, Sciences Po, France Heikki Hiilamo, University of Helsinki, Finland Florence Jany-Catrice, University of Lille, France Clémence Ledoux, University of Nantes, France Marion Lefebvre, University of Lille, France Kai Leichsenring, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna Ive Marx, University of Antwerp, Belgium Anita Nyberg, Stockholm University, Sweden Andrea Schmidt, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna Karen Shire, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany Dieter Vandelannoote, Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, Belgium Juliane Winkelmann, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna

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