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Combining Paid Work and Family Care

By Sue , Kröger , Teppo; Yeandle

Book information

Publisher
Policy Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781447306818, 9781447320470, 9781447320487
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1128470 bytes)
Pages
263\0
Time added
2022-08-07 12:30:22

Description

As populations age around the world, increasing efforts are required from both families and governments to secure care and support for older and disabled people.At the same time both women and men are expected to increase and lengthen their participation in paid work, which makes combining caring and working a burning issue for social and employment policy and economic sustainability. International discussion about the reconciliation of work and care has previously focused mostly on childcare. Combining paid work and family care widens the debate, bringing into discussion the experiences of those providing support to their partners, older relatives and disabled or seriously ill children. The book analyses the situations of these working carers in Nordic, liberal and East Asian welfare systems. Highlighting what can be learned from individual experiences, the book analyses the changing welfare and labour market policies which shape the lives of working carers in Finland, Sweden, Australia, England, Japan and Taiwan.

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