"This collection of essays explores and explains the differences and similarities in social policies supporting parenthood, including parents' employment, in eight countries."--Page [9].
"This special issue of the Zeitschrift fur Familienforschung is based on policy reports for a comparative project that investigated the interaction between changing family forms, changing employment patterns, and family policies in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway), The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Germany."--Page [7].
Series Statement
Zeitschrift für Familienforschung = Journal of family research
Introduction / Ilona Ostner, Christoph Schmitt -- Family policy: the case of Sweden / Ulla Bjornberg, Lillemor Dahlgren -- Current issues of family policy in Denmark / Peter Abrahamson, Cecilie Wehner -- Family policy in Finland / Katja Forssen, Anne-Mari Jaakola, Veli-Matti Ritakallio -- Family policies in Norway / Anne Skevik, Aksel Hatland -- Family policies in Iceland: an overview / Gudny Eydal, Stefan Olafsson -- Family policies in the UK / Naomi Finch -- Private responsibility and some support: family policies in The Netherlands / Trudie Knijn -- Family policies in Germany / Sigrid Leitner, Ilona Ostner, Christoph Schmitt -- Conclusion / Ilona Ostner, Christoph Schmitt.