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Politics of defamilialization: A comparison of Italy, Japan, Korea and Spain.
- Source :
- Journal of European Social Policy; Oct2016, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p327-343, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This article investigates the politics of ‘defamilialization of care’ in four familialist countries – Italy, Japan, Korea and Spain – during the past 15 years. By ‘defamilialization of care’, we refer to those public policies, which aim at reducing the care responsibility of the family – both for the young and the old. We build upon the existing literature on new social risks by highlighting the role of those macro-political institutions such as electoral systems and government types in order to demonstrate that there are two very different types of politics of defamilialization: (1) election-oriented and (2) problem-oriented. We attribute different policy outcomes in the four familialist countries to their specific institutional configurations rather than to partisan government composition or different cultural orientations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09589287
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of European Social Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 118961409
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0958928716657276