Welfare and Families in EuropeFocusing on Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, this study draws comparisons between societies which represent different types of welfare mix between state, market and civil society. The authors discuss the question of whether the welfare states of these countries have profoundly changed over the last ten to fifteen years and examine how this might provide insights into the contemporary welfare state. |
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The Transformation of Contemporary European Welfare States | 3 |
Economic Support and Living Conditions for Families | 7 |
Welfare Mix Welfare Regimes and Families in Europe | 11 |
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analysis areas Bouget changes child childcare childminder civil society combine comparative Danish daughter day care Denmark Denmark and Sweden economic support employed European European Commission Eurostat expenditure families with children family allowances family benefits family policy fathers fiscal welfare five cities five countries flexible France full-time gender Germany Heworth Hochstätt households husband important income increased indicates institutions kindergarten labour market involvement labour market participation living low-income families Mannheim market solutions middle-class mixed economy Nantes OECD organisations paid parental leave part-time employment part-time jobs percent possible problems rates of employment reduced Rödäng Roskilde Scandinavian model sector single mothers situation small children social policy social services spending stay at home support to families Table Tang Hall Umeå United Kingdom unpaid voluntary week welfare mix welfare pluralism welfare provision welfare regimes welfare system women women's labour market