The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nieuwenhuis, Rense.
Other Authors: Van Lancker, Wim.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2020.
Edition:1st ed.
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505 0 |a Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Introduction: A Multilevel Perspective on Family Policy -- Purpose and Contribution of This Handbook -- Outline of the Book -- Supranational -- National -- Subnational -- Organizations -- The Next Decade of Research -- References -- 2 Conceptualizing and Analyzing Family Policy and How It Is Changing -- Conceptualizing the Field of Family Policy -- Insights from Existing Literature -- Insights from Contextualizing Family Policy -- Recent Changes -- Child Income Supports -- Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) -- Parental and Maternal/Paternal Leaves -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Supra-national -- 3 Beyond the National: How the EU, OECD, and World Bank Do Family Policy -- Purpose, Competence, and Actions of Three International Organizations -- The EU: "An Actor Without a Role" -- The OECD: The Work-Family Nexus -- The World Bank: Population, Women, Children… and Families? -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Do International Organizations Influence Domestic Policy Outcomes in OECD Countries? -- International and Transnational Influences on Domestic Policy Making: A Review of the Literature -- How Easily Are Ideas Translated from the International to the Domestic Policy Arena? A Review of Empirical Research -- International and Transnational Influences on Gender Equality -- International and Transnational Influences on Domestic Family Policy -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 What Does the UN Have to Say About Family Policy? Reflections on the ILO, UNICEF, and UN Women -- What Is Family Policy? -- ILO: A Labourist and Maternalist Approach to Families? -- UNICEF: Children Rights at the Center, Women's Rights an After-Thought? -- UN Women: Feminist Vision of Families, with an Achilles Heel? -- Conclusion -- References. 
505 8 |a Part III National -- 6 Conceptual Approaches in Comparative Family Policy Research -- Research Traditions, Ideas, and Methodologies -- Research Traditions -- Methodological Practices -- Concepts of Comparative Family Policy Analysis -- Typologies as Conceptual Devices -- Male Breadwinner Model -- Family Support Models -- Gradual Concepts -- Defamilization -- Dedomestication -- Degenderization -- Demotherization -- Conclusion and Outlook -- References -- 7 Conceptualizing National Family Policies: A Capabilities Approach -- The Capability Approach: Background and Application -- Key Elements of a Capability Approach to Family Policy -- Operationalizing and Evaluating Childcare Capabilities -- Availability -- Accessibility -- Affordability -- Quality -- Flexibility -- Empirical Applications to Childcare Services -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 8 Early Childhood Care and Education Policies that Make a Difference -- How ECEC Can Make a Difference -- Quality Matters -- Accessibility Matters -- Discussion: Policies that Make a Difference -- References -- 9 Family Policies and Family Outcomes in OECD Countries -- Families and Their Work Arrangements Are Changing -- Partnership, Marriage, and Divorce -- Parenthood and Fertility -- Family Living Arrangements -- Family Work Arrangements -- Family Policies in OECD Countries -- Public Support for Early Childhood Education and Care -- Statutory Fathers-Only Paid Leave -- Support for Flexible Working -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 10 Family Policies Across the Globe -- Demographic Stages, Economic Development, and Family Policy -- Family Policy in Europe -- Family Policy in Other Developed Regions -- North America (Canada and the US) -- Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) -- Family Policy in Developing Regions -- Asia -- Africa -- Middle East -- Latin America -- Conclusion -- References. 
505 8 |a 11 Gendered Tradeoffs -- How Do We Know? -- Unintended Consequences, Welfare State Paradoxes, and Gendered Tradeoffs -- Do Generous Family Policies Perpetuate Gender Inequality? -- Uneasy Consensus on Policy Effects -- Gender-Class Tradeoffs -- Conceptualizing Social Class -- Do Generous Family Policies Promote Gender Equality for Certain Groups of Women at the Expense of Other Groups of Women, Particularly by Social Class? -- No Consensus on Class Differences -- Recent Possibilities -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Separated Families and Child Support Policies in Times of Social Change: A Comparative Analysis -- Social Change Reflecting Gender Equality -- Maternal Employment -- Division of Labor -- Methods -- Overview of Child Support Systems -- Policy Principles -- Child's Rights and Enforcement -- Parental Duty -- Child's Right -- Poverty Alleviation -- Enforcement -- Gender Equality -- Recognition of Paternal Care -- Recognition of Maternal Income and Employment -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Dual-Earner Family Policies at Work for Single-Parent Families -- Single Parents in a Triple Bind -- Literature Review -- Child Income Support: Family Benefits -- Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) -- Parental Leave -- Empirical Analysis -- Child Income Support: Family Benefits -- Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) -- Parental Leave -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Policies for Later-Life Families in a Comparative European Perspective -- Models of Long-Term Care -- General Overview -- Adaptations to Long-Term Care Models Over the Past 25 Years -- Cross-National Comparisons of Long-Term Care Provisions -- Availability of Beds -- Long-Term Care at Home -- Cash for Care -- Care Leaves -- Care Credits -- Long-Term Care Policies and Caregiving in Families -- Specialization Between Families and the State. 
505 8 |a Family Caregiving in Response to Changes in Long-Term Care Provision -- Policies Mitigating the Risks of Caregiving -- Unfavorable Consequences of Cash for Care Schemes -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 How Well Do European Child-Related Leave Policies Support the Caring Role of Fathers? -- Why Do We Need Caring Fathers? -- Father's Statutory Right to Care -- Dimensions of Child-Related Leave Policies and Their Implications for Fathers' Leave Uptake -- Leave Designs and Their Implications for Fathers' Leave Uptake -- Data and Methodology -- Results -- Countries with Dominant Individual Non-Transferable Leave Entitlements -- Countries with Composite Child-Related Leave Entitlements and Strong Father's Quota -- Countries with Composite Child-Related Leave Entitlements and Limited Father's Quota -- Countries with Dominant Individual Non-Transferable Leave Entitlements and Incentives for Fathers -- Conclusion -- References -- 16 Parentalization of Same-Sex Couples: Family Formation and Leave Rights in Five Northern European Countries -- Parentalization: A First Restricted Analysis -- Queering the Welfare Regime Perspective: A Call for a New Focus -- Parentalization: A Gendered Concept -- Parentalization in Practice. Part 1: Who Can Become a Parent and How? -- Marriage and Parenthood Rights, Joint and Second-Parent Adoption -- Medically Assisted Insemination/IVF and Female Couples' Transition to Parenthood -- Male Couples' Transition to Parenthood -- Number of Children Less Than One Year of Age in Same-Sex Couples in Five Countries -- Parentalization in Practice. Part 2: Sharing the Care of the Child -- Family Leave Rights -- Parentalization: Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Part IV Sub-national -- 17 Breaking the Liberal-Market Mold? Family Policy Variation Across U.S. States and Why It Matters. 
505 8 |a The FMLA: Setting an Incremental Agenda for Leave Rights in the States -- Methods -- Family Policy Reforms Across States: Policy Types and Legislative Activity -- Family Policy Reforms Over Time: Historical Landmarks and Trends -- Temporary Disability Insurance, 1942-1969 -- Pregnancy Disability Leave, 1961-1985 -- Gender-Neutral, Job-Protected Leave, 1985-1993 -- Implementation and Assessment, 1993-1998 -- Paid Leave and Other Expansions, 1999-2017 -- State-Level Leave Policy Development in Cross-National Comparative Perspective -- Has the Historical Moment for Paid Leave Passed? -- Conclusions -- References -- 18 Family Policy in the United States: State-Level Variation in Policy and Poverty Outcomes from 1980 to 2015 -- Background -- Family Policy Across the 50 United States -- Money, Services, and Time Across the 50 United States -- Divergence in Policies, Divergence in Outcomes? -- Data and Methods -- Diversity in State-Level Family Policy Packages -- Diversity in Social Outcomes -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- 19 Going Regional: Local Childcare Provision and Parental Work-Care Choices in Germany -- Institutional Context of Early Childhood Education and Care in Germany -- Legislative and Regulatory Structure -- Historical Developments in East and West Germany -- Regional Variation in Childcare Take-up -- Regulation and Regional Variation of ECEC Quality -- Drivers of Regional Variation in Childcare Policy Provision -- Evidence on the Importance of Partisan Politics, Female Representation, and Structural Variations Across German Regions -- Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Effects of Regional ECEC Provision on Families -- Evidence on Effects of Local Childcare Provisions and Potential Mediators -- Evidence on Possible Mechanisms -- Discussion -- References. 
505 8 |a 20 Private Childcare and Employment Options: The Geography of the Return to Work for Mothers in the Netherlands. 
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