Restructuring Family Policies : : Convergences and Divergences / / Maureen Baker.
Recent years have seen significant changes in the social policies of many liberal welfare-states; this is especially true of social programs for families with children. Increasingly, governments are making family policy trade-offs, reducing support for some families but improving it for others. Why...
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Baker, Maureen, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Restructuring Family Policies : Convergences and Divergences / Maureen Baker. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017] ©2006 1 online resource (308 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- 1. Restructuring Family Policies -- 2. Socio-demographic Changes and Family Policy Restructuring -- 3. Welfare Regimes, National Politics, and Family Policies -- 4. Growing Internationalization and Family Policies -- 5. Reproductive Health and Childbirth -- 6. Work, Gender, and Parenthood -- 7. The Care and Welfare of Children -- 8. Social Housing and Income Support -- 9. Divorce, Child Support, and International Migration -- 10. Strengthening and Reducing Family Support -- Works Cited -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Recent years have seen significant changes in the social policies of many liberal welfare-states; this is especially true of social programs for families with children. Increasingly, governments are making family policy trade-offs, reducing support for some families but improving it for others. Why are such trade-offs occurring, and how do governments differ in their approach to family social policy? This study addresses these questions by examining the political, demographic, and socio-economic factors influencing the restructuring of family-related programs in OECD countries.Adopting a feminist political economy approach, Maureen Baker shows that while some governments encourage their citizens to see children as 'future resources,' and promote strong support for reproductive health programs, child welfare services, women's refuges, subsidized childcare, and pay equity, others make these claims while simultaneously reducing family incomes through the deregulation of labour markets and restrictions on income support. Ultimately, Baker demonstrates that nation states with the best outcomes for families offer a variety of social supports, which are increasingly important as global markets reduce economic security for some families while improving the financial situation of others. This study also explores strategies employed by states to incorporate or resist international pressures, and the reasons why some states tenaciously defend their family policy traditions while others restructure according to international guidelines.Drawing from nation-based research, cross-national studies, and international data bases, Restructuring Family Policies successfully integrates mainstream academic debates about restructuring welfare states with feminist research findings and current policy concerns. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Family policy. Social policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110490954 print 9780802085719 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442679283 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442679283 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442679283.jpg |
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