Date: 2003
Type: Book
The Family in the Mediterranean Welfare States
London/Portland, Frank Cass, 2003
NALDINI, Manuela, The Family in the Mediterranean Welfare States, London/Portland, Frank Cass, 2003
- https://hdl.handle.net/1814/22391
Retrieved from Cadmus, EUI Research Repository
This work analyses in a historical and comparative perspective the relationship between the family and the welfare state in two Mediterranean countries: Italy and Spain. Two aims form the focus of the book. Firstly, to open the black box of the family in welfare state analysis, introducing a focus on inter-generational and kin relations. Secondly, to explain why the southern welfare states have offered very low support to families with children by taking into account several factors: the legacy of fascism, the role of the Church, and the specific role played by leftist parties in defining family policy as labour policy.
Table of Contents:
-- Introduction
-- PART ONE: ANALYSING FAMILIES AND THE WELFARE STATE
-- Welfare State and Family Models
-- State Policies Towards the Family
-- PART TWO: ORIGINS OF STATE POLICIES TOWARDS THE FAMILY IN THE AUTHORITARIAN PERIOD
-- Introduction: Defining Fascist-Era Family Models
-- The Italian Case
-- The Spanish Case
-- PART THREE: THE DEMOCRATIC PERIOD: A FAMILY/KINSHIP SOLIDARITY MODEL
-- Introduction: The Weakening of the Male Breadwinner
-- The Political and Legal Context
-- Family Changes and Family Solidarity
-- Social Policy and Social Services for the Family
-- The Cost of Children in Policy-Making Processes
-- Conclusion
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/22391
ISBN: 9780714652306
Publisher: Frank Cass
Initial version: http://hdl.handle.net/1814/5334
Version: Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 1999
