Politics of Work-Family Policies
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Politics of Work-Family Policies
Comparing Japan, France, Germany and the United States
Boling, Patricia (Purdue University, Indiana)
Cambridge University Press
02/2017
290
Mole
Inglês
9781107484108
15 a 20 dias
This book critiques the idealization of work-family policies in Sweden and France and argues for the need to think carefully about policy changes. Patricia Boling discusses policy processes in the US, France, Germany and Japan, addressing the need to support working families with practical ideas about how to initiate change.
Preface; 1. Why work-family policies matter, and how best to study them; 2. Demographic and policy trends in OECD countries; 3. Familialist policies in France; 4. Germany enacts change; 5. Japan confronts low fertility and rapid aging; 6. The US relies on families and markets; 7. Evaluating work-family policies; 8. Why the US can't be Sweden.
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This book critiques the idealization of work-family policies in Sweden and France and argues for the need to think carefully about policy changes. Patricia Boling discusses policy processes in the US, France, Germany and Japan, addressing the need to support working families with practical ideas about how to initiate change.
Preface; 1. Why work-family policies matter, and how best to study them; 2. Demographic and policy trends in OECD countries; 3. Familialist policies in France; 4. Germany enacts change; 5. Japan confronts low fertility and rapid aging; 6. The US relies on families and markets; 7. Evaluating work-family policies; 8. Why the US can't be Sweden.
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
