| Description |
1 online resource (298 pages). |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Changing welfare states
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Changing welfare states.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Working women and the question of care and culture in Europe -- Cinderella and Snow White are fairy tales : linking care and citizenship -- Policy or culture? Explaining women's employment differences in Europe -- Citizenship in practice : work, care, and income -- The right to give care : tax, social security, and leave -- The right to receive care : the state of childcare services -- After full-time mother care : ideals of care in policy -- How welfare states work : ideals of care in practice -- Conclusion : care and the cultural dimension of welfare states -- Appendix I. Governments in Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, and the UK 1980-2000 -- Appendix II. List of interviewees. |
| Summary |
Indepth analysis of women's (and men's) employment and care patterns, as well as, child care services, taxation, leave schemes and social security in four different walfare states of Europe. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Work and family -- Government policy -- Europe.
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Work and family -- Government policy. |
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Europe. |
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Work and family. |
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Child care -- Government policy -- Europe.
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Child care -- Government policy. |
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Child care. |
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Women -- Employment -- Government policy -- Europe.
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Women -- Employment -- Government policy. |
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Women -- Employment. |
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Women -- Employment -- Europe.
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Mothers -- Employment -- Europe.
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Mothers -- Employment. |
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Parents -- Employment -- Europe.
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Parents -- Employment. |
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Parents. |
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Welfare state -- Europe.
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Welfare state. |
| Indexed Term |
Public administration Women and Education, research, related topics History, geography, and auxiliary disciplines Bestuurskunde Vrouwenstudies Geschiedenis |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Mothers. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Kremer, Monique. How welfare states care. [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, ©2007 9789053569757 9053569758 (DLC) 2008384576 (OCoLC)154690005 |
| ISBN |
9789048501724 (electronic book) |
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9048501725 (electronic book) |
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9789053569757 |
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9053569758 |
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