In this article, we discuss a case study that deals with the care chain phenomenon and
focuses on the question of how Poland and the Ukraine as sending countries and Poland as …

After a decade in which research on the welfare state first focused on explaining institutional
stability and then progressively started acknowledging a somewhat surprising amount of …

The paper analyzes the policy objectives and (potential) outcomes of one of the recent
reforms in German family policy, the new parenting benefit. The reform introduces not only a …

The transition to post-industrialism has generated a range of new tensions between welfare
arrangements and labour market performance, which confront today's welfare states with …

Why did some economies experience a boom in the 1990s? Employment'Miracles'
comparatively analyses select miracle economies. The contributors to the volume critically …

Drawing on the analysis in MS9, this paper summarises the policy relevant lessons on what
drives and hinders institutional change in services for people with disabilities in EU Member …

In the US and UK there has been a transformation in child care, family leave, social
assistance and tax credits over the last twenty years. This book explores the factors behind …

BACKGROUND Typologies such as Lewis (1992) focus on the extent to which policies
support the breadwinner model of the family. This model assumes that men are'providers' …

One of the main drivers of gender inequality is the unequal distribution of paid work between
men and women, in particular, after the birth of a child. In this study, we examine how a …

How should the responsibility for financing the costs of raising and caring for children be
divided between society and parents? This political problem is gaining increasing …