Gender and the Welfare State Care, Work and Welfare in Europe and the USA

Name: Gender and the Welfare State Care, Work and Welfare in Europe and the USA
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ISBN: 9780745622323

ISBN-10: 0745622321

ISBN-13: 9780745622323

Edition: 2003

Authors: Mary Daly, Katherine Rake

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A comparative picture of the welfare state and gender relations. The authors explore how care, work and welfare are constituted in eight countries and examine the impact of the welfare state on women and men's access to resources, roles and power relations.

Book details

List price: $38.50
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 7/9/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.05" wide x 9.05" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction



Studying the Welfare State and Gender: The Insights of Existing Work



Framework of Analysis



Gender and the Provision of Care



Gender and Work



Welfare, Household Resources and Gender Relations



Bringing it All Back Home: Individual Resources, Family Redistribution and Gender Relations



Towards an Explanation of National Configurations and Cross-national Patterns



Conclusions and Overview


Notes


Bibliography


Index


Technical Appendix