The Family in the Mediterranean Welfare States
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Manuela Naldini | ISBN: | 9781135775681 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 23, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Manuela Naldini |
| ISBN: | 9781135775681 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 23, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This work analyses in a historical and comparative perspective the relationship between the family and the welfare state in two Mediterranean countries: Italy and Spain. Two aims form the focus of the book. Firstly, to open the black box of the family in welfare state analysis, introducing a focus on inter-generational and kin relations. Secondly, to explain why the southern welfare states have offered very low support to families with children by taking into account several factors: the legacy of fascism, the role of the Church, and the specific role played by leftist parties in defining family policy as labour policy.
This work analyses in a historical and comparative perspective the relationship between the family and the welfare state in two Mediterranean countries: Italy and Spain. Two aims form the focus of the book. Firstly, to open the black box of the family in welfare state analysis, introducing a focus on inter-generational and kin relations. Secondly, to explain why the southern welfare states have offered very low support to families with children by taking into account several factors: the legacy of fascism, the role of the Church, and the specific role played by leftist parties in defining family policy as labour policy.
