LEADER 04343nam 2200673 450 001 9910456281703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-99453-7 010 $a9786611994532 010 $a1-4426-7928-X 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442679283 035 $a(CKB)2430000000001885 035 $a(EBL)3255228 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000308282 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11226677 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308282 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10250588 035 $a(PQKB)10469707 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600976 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255228 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671904 035 $a(DE-B1597)479164 035 $a(OCoLC)987927043 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442679283 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671904 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257593 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL199453 035 $a(OCoLC)666901013 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000001885 100 $a20160922h20062006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRestructuring family policies $econvergences and divergences /$fMaureen Baker 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2006. 210 4$dİ2006 215 $a1 online resource (310 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-8571-7 311 $a0-8020-8783-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tTables -- $tPreface -- $t1. Restructuring Family Policies -- $t2. Socio-demographic Changes and Family Policy Restructuring -- $t3. Welfare Regimes, National Politics, and Family Policies -- $t4. Growing Internationalization and Family Policies -- $t5. Reproductive Health and Childbirth -- $t6. Work, Gender, and Parenthood -- $t7. The Care and Welfare of Children -- $t8. Social Housing and Income Support -- $t9. Divorce, Child Support, and International Migration -- $t10. Strengthening and Reducing Family Support -- $tWorks Cited -- $tIndex 330 $aRecent 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. 606 $aFamily policy 606 $aSocial policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFamily policy. 615 0$aSocial policy. 676 $a306.85 700 $aBaker$b Maureen$0929882 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456281703321 996 $aRestructuring family policies$92485170 997 $aUNINA