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Record Nr.

UNINA9910252698303321

Autore

Zannella Marina

Titolo

The economic lifecycle, gender and intergenerational support [[electronic resource] ] : national transfer accounts for Italy  / / by Marina Zannella

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-62669-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (88 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Population Studies, , 2211-3215

Disciplina

339.2094

Soggetti

Demography

Population

Sociology

Families

Families—Social aspects

Social structure

Equality

Population Economics

Gender Studies

Family

Social Structure, Social Inequality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The Generational and the Gender Contract -- 3. Crafting age-specific national accounts: National Transfer Accounts data and methods for Italy -- 4. Age, Economy and Welfare. National Transfer Accounts results for Italy -- 5. Women Work, Time Transfers and Informal welfare -- 6. Concluding Remarks.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines economic transfers across generations and genders from a European perspective. It addresses key challenges that contemporary societies face in regards to ageing, welfare sustainability, and intergenerational and gender equity. Coverage also offers important insights into an often invisible side of the economy, namely



the contribution of women who because of the gender contract largely engage in unpaid work in the household. The book presents a detailed analysis of resource reallocation across population members in Italy, which encompasses the age and the gender perspective, the public and the private sector, and the market and non-market dimensions of the Italian economy. This innovative and comprehensive case study presents valuable information on how intergenerational obligations are split between the family and the state. The author also explores the possible economic consequences of future ageing by using demographic projections and estimated age profiles of production and consumption. By incorporating services originating from unpaid work in its analysis, this monograph corrects the traditional under-evaluation of the ways homemakers contribute to the economy and offers an important addition to studies on generational economy, the National Transfer Accounts project in particular. The methods presented inside, though using data specific to Italy, are relevant for all European countries and will appeal to readers with an interest in welfare studies and policies. .