Family Policies and Family Outcomes in OECD Countries
Families in OECD member countries have changed dramatically in recent decades. Across almost all OECD countries, couples are marrying and starting a family later than ever before. Fertility rates are low. Divorce and re-partnering have become much more co
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The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy
Rense Nieuwenhuis · Wim Van Lancker Editors
The Palgrave Handbook of Family Policy
Editors Rense Nieuwenhuis Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden
Wim Van Lancker Centre for Sociological Research University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
ISBN 978-3-030-54617-5 ISBN 978-3-030-54618-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54618-2
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Acknowledgments
The distinguishing feature of this Handbook—the multilevel structure— brought together scholars from research communities that have operated separately from each other to some degree. These include scholars attending conferences from Community, Work & Family (CWF) and the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) on the one hand, and the European Network for Social Policy Analysis (ESPAnet) on the other. Bringing these worlds together and expanding their overlap proved to be intellectually stimulating and a joy to work on. We thank the organizers of the 2019 Community, Work & Family conference in Malta—and in particular Dr. Anna Borg—for facilitating us in hosting a symposium. Discussing the chapters with many of the auth
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