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One of the fundamental challenges facing modern welfare states is the question of work-family reconciliation. An increasing share of mothers work, but many European welfare states do not adequately support the dual-earner model, especially in southern Europe.

After 2005, German policy-makers transformed the nature of Germany s family policy regime through a number of legislative measures, whilst Italy, a country with many similarities, witnessed little change. Using a multi-methods approach, this book addresses the puzzle of why Germany was able to implement far-reaching...

Vorwort Die Alterung der Bevolkerung gehort zu den grossten Herausforderungen Deutschlands in den nachsten Jahrzehnten. Viele der vorhergesagten Szenarien wie die unzureichende Nachhaltigkeit der Rentenversicherung, nachlassende Innovationspotenziale oder die Verkleinerung und Uberlastung der Familien zeichnen ein dusteres Bild der Zukunft und beschworen einen sich anbahnenden Generationenkonflikt herauf. Ist es wirklich so schlecht bestellt um die Zukunft Deutschlands? Welche Massnahmen wurden eingeleitet, um den demografischen Anderungen und seinen Folgen zu begegnen? Diese beiden Fragen...

This insightful book explores the role of both the family and the state in shaping the living conditions of the young and old in Europe. It provides a comparative theoretical and empirical analysis of age-related policies and welfare arrangements in Germany, France, Italy and Sweden. By combining institutional data on changes in public policies with longitudinal micro-data on living arrangements and informal support patterns in families, the authors are able to demonstrate the huge diversity in the organization of intergenerational relations and the changes that have occurred since the early...