Ilona (Hrsg.) Ostner

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 oppor… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Schmitt, Christoph (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-3-531-14564-8
EAN: 9783531145648
Produktnummer: 2158005
Verlag: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaft
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 209 S.
Masse: H24.2 cm x B16.9 cm x D1.0 cm 374 g
Gewicht: 374

Über den Autor

Ilona Ostner is Professor of Social Policy at the Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Faculty of Social Science.Christoph Schmitt teaches social policy at the Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Faculty of Social Science.