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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454608703321

Titolo

Gender and welfare state regimes [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Diane Sainsbury

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c1999

ISBN

0-19-160014-8

1-281-98960-6

9786611989606

0-19-152220-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Collana

Gender and politics

Altri autori (Persone)

SainsburyDiane

Disciplina

361.6/5

Soggetti

Comparative government

Sexual division of labor

Social policy

Welfare state

Women - Government policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""Part One: Gender Inequality and Welfare State Regimes""; ""1. Contemporary Social-Capitalist Welfare States and Gender Inequality""; ""2. Employment Equality Strategies in Liberal Welfare States""; ""3. Gender and Social-Democratic Welfare States""; ""Part Two: The Gendered Impact of Policies across Welfare State Regimes""; ""4. Public Childcare, Parental Leave, and Employment""; ""5. Lone Mothers, Economic Well-Being, and Policies""

""6. Taxation, Family Responsibilities, and Employment""""7. Gender Equality in the Labour Market""; ""Part Three: Gender Regimes and Welfare State Regimes""; ""8. Gender, Policy Regimes, and Politics""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""



Sommario/riassunto

This text focuses on the interrelationships between aspects of the welfare state and labour market policies in structuring and transforming gender relations across a range of countries. Policy variation can be attributed to a variety of factors.